Quality Control Coordinator

Appone; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry seeks a Quality Control Coordinator to ensure compliance with Global GAP and Oregon Tilth Organics, oversee food safety across inspections, testing, and recordkeeping, and guide corrective actions. The role emphasizes audits, laboratory coordination, and training of staff in quality standards.

The position involves enforcing regulatory requirements, managing sanitation and storage controls, and coordinating with lab managers to maintain product safety and

Responsibilities

• Maintains compliance with Global GAP and Oregon Tilth Organics standards for total quality and food safety controls.
• Maintains and complies with total quality controls according to USDA standards relating to inspection, grading, storing, handling, and shipments that ensure NAPI concerns on food safety.
• Interprets and enforces government acts and regulations and explains required standards to agricultural workers.
• Inspects agricultural commodities and related operations for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety in order to maintain Global G.A.P, and Oregon Tilth Organics.
• Inspects and test horticultural products to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, and infestations, and to determine the quality of products.
• Inspects the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.
• Monitors the operations and sanitary conditions of packing and storage facilities.
• Inspects food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
• Monitors and verifies daily quality control and sanitation logs for food safety.
• Collects samples from plants and/or products, and route them to laboratories for microbiological physical/chemical assessment, ingredient verification, and other testing.
• Maintains recording system of food products to ensure compliance of sanitary and quality control measures.
• Writes reports of findings and recommendations, and advise supervisors of corrective action to be taken.
• Maintains training records related to Global GAP, Oregon Tilth Organic compliance for Crops, Bean Plant, Fresh Pack, Region 1 and Region 2 Granary, 371 Potato Bays, Region 1 Potato Bays, Region 1 Fresh Pack and Scales department employees.
• Assists Lab Manager in compiling and maintaining food processing records for audits.
• Corrects audit findings and implements new department processes to maintain compliance.
• Verifies that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
• Takes emergency actions such as closing production facilities if product safety is compromised.
• Compiles, documents and revises a continuous food safety manual for crop.
• Provides traceability on product shipments and inventory on hand.
• Assists in storage and trans-load

Job description

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry
We produce premier Navajo Pride brand agricultural products, guaranteed to be of the highest quality on the market today. We are located in the heart of the Four Corners region near Farmington, New Mexico, and are operating one of the largest tracts of contiguous farmland in the nation.
Our agribusiness features state-of-the-art farming technology including a multimillion dollar water irrigation management system. NAPI produces the finest and freshest varieties of Navajo Pride brand potatoes, corn, alfalfa, beans, and small grains, such as barley, wheat and oats. We are also expanding our Navajo Pride brand product selection at all times, so be sure and check our product availability frequently.
What makes Navajo Pride brand so unique? We are owned and operated by the Navajo people. At NAPI, we take pride in producing Navajo Pride brand premium products for retail purposes, repackaging or for direct sale to our customers.

Close Date

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Number of Openings 2

Req Number FOR-26-00008

Position Quality Control Coordinator

Description

• 1. Maintains compliance with Global GAP and Oregon Tilth Organics standards for total quality and food safety controls.
• 2. Maintains and complies with total quality controls according to USDA standards relating to inspection, grading, storing, handling, and shipments that ensure NAPI concerns on food safety.
• 3. Interprets and enforces government acts and regulations and explains required standards to agricultural workers.
• 4. Inspects agricultural commodities and related operations for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety in order to maintain Global G.A.P, and Oregon Tilth Organics.
• 5. Inspects and test horticultural products to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, and infestations, and to determine the quality of products.
• 6. Inspects the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.
• 7. Monitors the operations and sanitary conditions of packing and storage facilities.
• 8. Inspects food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
• 9. Monitors and verifies daily quality control and sanitation logs for food safety.
• 10. Collects samples from plants and/or products, and route them to laboratories for microbiological physical/chemical assessment, ingredient verification, and other testing.
• 11. Maintains recording system of food products to ensure compliance of sanitary and quality control measures.
• 12. Writes reports of findings and recommendations, and advise supervisors of corrective action to be taken.
• 13. Maintains training records related to Global GAP, Oregon Tilth Organic compliance for Crops, Bean Plant, Fresh Pack, Region 1 and Region 2 Granary, 371 Potato Bays, Region 1 Potato Bays, Region 1 Fresh Pack and Scales department employees.
• 14. Assists Lab Manager in compiling and maintaining food processing records for audits.
• 15. Corrects audit findings and implements new department processes to maintain compliance.
• 16. Verifies that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
• 17. Takes emergency actions such as closing production facilities if product safety is compromised.
• 18. Compiles, documents and revises a continuous food safety manual for crop.
• 19. Provides traceability on product shipments and inventory on hand.
• 20. Assists in storage and trans-load