QA Compliance Coordinator

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Quality Assurance Compliance Coordinator will ensure that all documentation related to product safety, legality, and quality systems is maintained in compliance, with government, customer, and third-party requirements.   Maintains records of product quality for regulatory and company use.   Promotes and supports company continuous improvement efforts and initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Review, verify, file and maintain records relating to product safety, legality, and quality systems.
• Become knowledgeable in the requirements of third-party auditors such as: BRC, FSNS, Subway, FDA, Department of Agriculture, etc.
• Ensure compliance to specifications outlined in AIMS and those mandated by customers
• Conduct audits of procedures used in all areas of the bakery and issuing a completed report with corrective actions to relevant managers and supervisors
• Maintain schedule calendars to stay on track with internal audits, mock trace exercises, training, and Management Internal GAP Assessments
• Conduct follow-up with Managers to ensure that corrective actions to deviations are being completed in a timely manner
• Verify annual review of bakery specific procedures and forms are being completed by bakery management.
• Assist in the bakery’s training program by coordinating the schedule, maintaining all records and databases
• Verifies informational paperwork is maintained current based on current raw ingredient and packaging registers.
• Verify product formula compliance and Finished Food Specifications between the network drive and R&D
• Manage and control AIMS document control program

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited four year institution of higher learning
• Extensive experience in the implementation and auditing of GFSI and/or BRC standards
• Extensive experience in the implementation and auditing of BRC standards
• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint skills

Shift: 1st

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.