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Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Coordinator
Location: Indio, CA
We are partnering with a growing food manufacturing organization seeking an experienced FSQA Coordinator to support, maintain, and continuously improve its Food Safety & Quality Management System.
This role will serve as the site's SQF Practitioner and play a key role in ensuring compliance with SQF standards, HACCP requirements, GMPs, FSMA regulations, customer expectations, and industry best practices. The successful candidate will be highly visible on the manufacturing floor, driving food safety culture, audit readiness, and quality excellence across the operation.
Key Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field
3–5 years of Food Safety & Quality Assurance experience within food manufacturing
HACCP Certification, PCQI Certification, and SQF Practitioner Training required
Experience supporting SQF, customer, regulatory, Organic, Kosher, and third-party audits
Strong knowledge of GMPs, food safety systems, sanitation programs, corrective actions, and root cause analysis
Experience in dairy, non-dairy beverages, cultured products, pasteurized, UHT, or aseptic manufacturing environments is highly preferred
What You'll Do:
• Lead and support food safety programs, HACCP teams, recall programs, and internal audits
• Maintain compliance with food safety and quality standards
• Coordinate audit preparation and certification activities
• Support employee training programs and documentation management
• Partner with Operations, QA, R&D, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives
This is a fully on-site position.