Quality Assurance Coordinator - Beverage

Why choose us? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand! At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving. Why choose us? Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand! At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving. Position Overview The Quality Assurance Coordinator supports the site’s Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance, helping protect consumers, ensuring brand integrity, and support business growth. This role supports continuous improvement of the site’s Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) to meet and exceed FDA, SQF (GFSI), and customer requirements. The QA Coordinator partners cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Commercial teams to mitigate risk, drive operational excellence, and support innovation and commercialization. This position plays an important role in fostering a proactive food safety culture, leveraging data and continuous improvement tools to enhance product quality, process capability, and regulatory readiness. Key Responsibilities Food Safety & Quality Systems: Support and continuously improve the site FSQMS (HACCP, FSMA/Preventive Controls, GMPs, SQF) to ensure audit readiness and full compliance. Regulatory & Audit Support: Support State, FDA, third-party, and customer audits; including inspection preparation, document management, audit response, and corrective action follow-up. Product Safety & Compliance: Support product release, holds, deviations, and disposition processes; coordinate lab, environmental, and microbiological programs. Quality Team Support: Assist with onboarding, training, and development of quality team members while promoting accountability and continuous improvement. Data-Driven Improvement: Monitor KPIs and leverage data to support risk reduction, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement. Supplier & Customer Quality: Support supplier quality programs and customer complaint management, including investigation and trend analysis. Commercialization & Change Management: Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to support new product launches and manage formulation, labeling, and process changes. Food Safety Culture: Promote a strong food safety and quality culture across the plant through training, coaching, and daily engagement with operations team. Operational Partnership: Collaborate with Operations to improve process capability, reduce waste, and ensure consistent product quality. Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related discipline 1-5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or laboratory experience Excellent PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; ability to grasp additional business-related applications Preferred BRC/SQF Practitioner and/or PCQI certification Experience in beverage manufacturing Work Environment Manufacturing environments Flexibility to support audits, inspections, and business-critical activities We Also Provide a Variety Of Benefits Including Competitive wages paid weekly Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream Associate discounts Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!) Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve A copy of the full job description can be made available to you. #J-18808-Ljbffr Safeway