SQF Practitioner

It’s Audit Season. Are You Ready to Lead the Floor? We are a premier, fast-growing wholesale commercial bakery specializing in custom private-label solutions, organic, and non-GMO recipes. Our facility operates around the clock to deliver baking excellence, and right now, we are in peak audit season.

We need a sharp, proactive, and audit-ready SQF Practitioner / HACCP Coordinator to step in, take ownership of our compliance systems, and lead our food safety initiatives with confidence. If you thrive under the high stakes of regulatory scrutiny and love the precision of commercial food manufacturing, this is your time to shine.

What You’ll Do (Essential Responsibilities):

• Drive Audit Readiness: Lead the daily maintenance, review, and continuous improvement of our SQF System, Food Safety Plans, and GMPs during our critical audit window and beyond.

• Oversee QA Oversight: Partner with a dedicated team of QA technicians to ensure all raw ingredient and finished product specifications consistently hit FDA and customer standards.

• Review & Verify: Execute timely verification of HACCP and production records, ensuring total accuracy and compliance.

• Sampling & Testing: Coordinate all internal and external micro-testing, environmental monitoring, and sensory sampling.

• Data-Driven CAPA: Monitor quality metrics (lab results, product testing, customer complaints) and lead cross-functional teams to close out non-conformances quickly.

• Train & Empower: Utilize the Alchemy platform to deliver high-impact food safety training to our production teams.

What You Bring:

• Credentials: Certified SQF Practitioner and HACCP Certification are required. A Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field is highly preferred.

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of QA/QC experience within the food manufacturing or commercial bakery industry.

• Skills: In-depth knowledge of FDA regulations, SQF Codes, and dry/raw ingredient handling. strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).

• Language: bilingual skills are a major plus.

• Mindset: An audit-ready attitude, exceptional attention to detail, and a commitment to keeping a clean, compliant environment.

Ready to step up? Apply today and own our next high-score audit!

salary: $72,000 - $87,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

• SQF & HACCP System Oversight: Develop, implement, and maintain the SQF system, Food Safety Plans, and GMPs. Act as the Primary or Back-up SQF Practitioner to ensure regulatory compliance.

• Auditing & Compliance: Conduct internal SQF, GMP, and HACCP audits. Ensure the facility meets all federal, state, and customer food safety requirements.

• Documentation & SOPs: Write, update, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Food Safety Management Program. Review production and HACCP records for accuracy, and maintain approved ingredient and packaging specifications.

• Quality Control & Testing: Manage internal/external product sampling (sensory, microbiology) and environmental testing. Inspect incoming materials, conduct random weight/temperature checks, and verify production compliance.

• CAPA & Continuous Improvement: Monitor quality metrics (lab results, customer complaints), manage non-conformances, and lead corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes to reduce food waste and prevent issue recurrence.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with QA technicians, production, purchasing, and R&D to validate raw ingredient and finished product specifications and resolve quality issues.

• Training & Reporting: Deliver employee food safety training utilizing the Alchemy platform. Provide documented monthly updates to senior site management regarding SQF system maintenance.

Skills

• SQF (5 years of experience is preferred)
• Quality Assurance (5 years of experience is required)
• GMP (5 years of experience is preferred)
• Audit - External
• Audit - Internal

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 5 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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