Quality Auditor - Food

Medium; Verona (MO); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of quality services is hiring a Food Auditor for contract work, conducting 1-2 day audits at various suppliers across the US. Candidates should have 5+ years of hands-on audit experience in industries like food and pharmaceuticals. The position offers flexibility in accepting assignments and a competitive rate of $1,400 per audit day. Experience with ISO standards is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on audit experience in relevant industries.
• Direct audit experience with ISO 22000 and HACCP.
• Proven ability to deescalate workplace conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Perform supplier audits at various sites in the US.
• Assure quality in supply chains for various industries.
• Write audit reports according to client specifications.

Skills

Hands-on audit experience

Strong communication and writing skills

Conflict deescalation

Ability to adapt to new technology

Willingness to travel

Job description

Overview

For nearly 30 years, SQA Services has been a leading provider of managed supplier quality services, offering audits, assessments, remote surveillance, corrective actions, remediation, inspections, and engineering solutions to manufacturers across all industries. We deliver these services by deploying a network of highly skilled associates based throughout the United States and in over 90 countries worldwide, ensuring rapid on-site support at your supplier locations. Our associates are expert quality assurance professionals with extensive experience and local expertise, enabling us to represent our clients on-demand and with greater speed and efficiency than our competitors.

Opportunity

We’re hiring a Food Auditor. This is a contract opportunity in which you will perform 1-2 day audits at various suppliers in the US. You are given the flexibility to accept or reject these assignments according to your own availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform supplier audits at various sites within the US
• Assure quality in the supply chains of various clients within the food, animal health, pharmaceutical, medical device, and/or cosmetics industries
• Coordinate, prepare, execute, and deliver supplier audits based on your own and the client schedule
• Utilize your regulatory knowledge of various standards from ISO, CFR, FDA, etc.
• Respond to the Content team in a timely manner regarding edits/questions to your audit report
• Write audit reports in accordance with client specifications

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on audit experience in the food, animal health, pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, and/or biologics industries
• Direct audit experience to ISO 22000, 21 CFR part 507, and HACCP
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Proven ability to deescalate workplace conflicts effectively
• Ability to adapt to new technology and software
• Willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with GMP
• ISO certifications are a plus but not mandatory

Compensation

$1,400 - $1,400 a day

$1400 for a 1-day audit. Includes: Time spent preparing for the audit, traveling, performing the audit, writing the report, and responding to questions from our Content team of editors and the client until the report is finalized. Does not include: Following up on CAPA for any findings or reimbursement for travel expenses - expenses are reimbursed at cost with receipts per SQA travel policy. Note that SQA helps with the preparation of the audit and proofreads all audit reports.

Equal Opportunity

SQA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is based on merit and qualifications, and is not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.