Quality Assurance Engineer

The Quality Assurance Engineer plays a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance within manufacturing operations. This position focuses on driving quality performance through robust quality systems, data-driven problem solving, and continuous improvement efforts. By collaborating across functions, the engineer helps deliver safe, reliable products that meet both customer and consumer expectations while supporting operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

- Ensure compliance with company quality, food safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements throughout all manufacturing processes.
- Monitor and maintain the quality of products, packaging, and processes to consistently meet established specifications and consumer expectations.
- Lead quality assurance and control activities during production, including process verification, product testing, and release decisions.
- Analyze quality data to identify trends and implement corrective and preventive actions aimed at improving process capability and minimizing quality losses.
- Investigate product quality issues, non-conformances, and consumer complaints, ensuring timely root cause analysis and sustainable corrective measures.
- Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), and environmental management programs.
- Conduct audits, inspections, and compliance assessments to verify adherence to company standards, regulatory requirements, and certification criteria.
- Manage laboratory operations, testing programs, monitoring equipment, and quality records to ensure accuracy and reliability.
- Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other departments to enhance quality performance and operational efficiency.
- Monitor critical manufacturing processes such as water treatment, syrup preparation, packaging, sanitation, and microbiological controls to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
- Lead initiatives focused on continuous improvement, reduction of quality losses, food safety enhancement, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Ensure adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), hygiene standards, sanitation protocols, and workplace safety policies.
- Support supplier quality management activities, including verification of raw material and packaging material compliance.
- Track and report key quality, food safety, environmental, water usage, and operational performance indicators.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and records in line with company standards and certification requirements.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and quality support to operations teams to foster a strong quality culture and enhance organizational capability.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in quality assurance within a manufacturing or food production environment.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems, food safety standards, and regulatory compliance.
- Proficiency in data analysis, root cause investigation, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Experience conducting audits and managing compliance with GMP, hygiene, and safety standards.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Experience with environmental management programs and sustainability initiatives is advantageous.
- Familiarity with supplier quality management and raw material compliance verification.
- Opportunities for professional development and contribution to operational excellence projects.
- A dynamic work environment that values quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on product quality and safety while working within a collaborative and forward-thinking manufacturing setting.