Quality Assurance Specialist

Description

Implementing and auditing the manufacturing quality strategy, food safety, process and program quality and regulatory compliance to ensure the continuous supply of safe, wholesome and premium quality products to customers

Must be in office on Tuesday, Thursday, the third day is flexible based on need and action items needed

Team culture/work environment:

• Collaboration/independent work

• Team shares deliverables

• Relationship with the team between the team and specialists

• Team of 3

Key projects:

• Picking up the extra work

• Working on backlog of items that have built up

• Will support one specific project but may assist with others as needed

Skills

Food science, Quality assurance, Biology

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Daily Responsibilities:

• Go into the box to look through the complaints coming in, monitor and escalate where needed

• Navigating emails

• Going into the workspace to see the issues submitted by the baristas on the product issues

• Organizing tickets

• Go into the systems to pull the list of suppliers to pinpoint who needs help

• Managing suppliers’ backend and documentation

• Subject matter experts’ collaboration (SME)

• Follow up on task completion

• Document maintenance

• Customer feedback maintenance, checking for trends and patterns in the customer complaints

• Store/Partner feedback on components

• Ability to pivot as needed within the business

Interaction level with team:

• Highly collaborative with cross functional teams

• Working within a highly matrixed environment

Technology requirements?:

• Microsoft suite

• Excel proficiency or organization skills

• Strong task management skills

Degree or certifications required?:

• bachelor’s degree in science (food science, biology) is required

Years experience?:

• 2 - Bachelors

• 3 - Associates

Required background? Skills?:

• Having a growth mindset

• Innovative

• Has passion

• Food/product safety

• Tech savvy

• Ability to work in a diverse group

• Strong communication skills

Nice-to-Haves:

• If they have experience addressing the food/safety

• Entilex or supplier management program experience

• If they came from a vitamins/ pharm area

• Manufacturing background is nice to have

• PCQI training from FDA is very nice to have

• Food Safety training, HACCP

Disqualifiers?:

• If they don’t have food/product safety background experience

• If they don’t reach the minimum requirements in experience/education

• They need to be able to come in at least 3 times a week

How will this candidate know they are succeeding in their role?:

• Working directly with the HM, clear expectations on the deliverables, hand holding from the manager

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $24.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 19, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $22 - $24