Quality Assurance Specialist — Food Safety & Process Quality

Western Smokehouse Partners; Shelley (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Western Smokehouse Partners is hiring a Quality Assurance Assistant to support the QA team in maintaining product excellence and food safety across production areas. The role includes assisting with audits, quality checks, and documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

You will monitor production activities, help with data collection and corrective actions, and support development of QA plans and CCP analyses in a Ready-To-Eat environment.

Qualifications

• Food safety or Ready-To-Eat (RTE) production experience preferred.
• Quality Assurance, FSQR, or QC experience preferred.
• HACCP training preferred; formal training required for internal audits and company training administration.

Responsibilities

• Assist the FSQA Manager with Pre-Operational (Pre-Op) checks and related procedures.
• Monitor production activities to verify compliance with quality and food safety standards.
• Support data collection, analysis, and strategic planning efforts.
• Prepare and complete action plans for quality and production improvements.
• Support implementation of production, productivity, quality, and customer service standards.
• Identify, investigate, and help resolve quality issues within the production process.
• Assist in conducting internal audits to verify the effectiveness of food safety and quality systems.
• Aid in developing QA plans, including hazard analyses and CCPs.
• Help establish critical limits, monitoring procedures, and corrective actions.

Skills

Food safety

QA experience

HACCP training

SOPs

GMPs

FDA regulations

OSHA standards

Traceability

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Traceability systems

Job description

Western Smokehouse Partners is hiring a Quality Assurance Assistant to support the QA team in maintaining product excellence and food safety across production areas. The role includes assisting with audits, quality checks, and documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

You will monitor production activities, help with data collection and corrective actions, and support development of QA plans and CCP analyses in a Ready-To-Eat environment.