FOOD QA SPECIALIST - Giant Eagle : Job Details

Job Summary

As a Food Quality Assurance Specialist, you'll be a key part of the collaborative team at Giant Eagle. You'll bring your skills and expertise to ensure that our branded products and ingredients are labeled and marketed according to applicable federal regulations. You'll manage production, and make sure goods are produced at facilities that meet all Giant Eagle and federal regulatory requirements. In addition, you'll establish that Giant Eagle branded products meet or exceed the private label specifications for applicable product attributes

Job Description

* Experience Required: 1-3 years food QA experience

* Experience Desired: food industry experience in one or more of the following areas: Quality Assurance, Regulatory, or Nutrition

* Education Required: Bachelors Degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Biology or Chemistry

* Travel Required: Regional - Daily, Less than 10%

* Lifting Requirement: Up to 25 pounds

* Previous experience using a recipe management tool (i.e., Nutrigen or InvaFresh) an asset

Job Responsibilities

* Verify regulatory compliance for all private label items and materials, including product labels, marketing materials, signage and specifications.

* Evaluate new suppliers through our Supplier Approval Program.

* Manage all product-related quality activities for assigned categories, including specification approvals, label reviews and approvals, product monitoring, and brand standard compliance verification.

* Coordinate sensory testing to validate new products against brand standards and specification.

* Evaluate existing suppliers through the Supplier approval program to determine compliance and performance.

* Coordinate routine product monitoring of existing products to validate products against brand standards.

* Route documentation to applicable business units for proper review and signatures.

* Provide feedback to customer care team for customer inquiries.

* Store all applicable vendor and product documentation in vendor documentation systems.

* Attend Category and Own Brand product meetings.

* Investigate assigned customer complaints and claims, coordinating as needed with the supplier.