Quality Assurance Coordinator | Food Manufacturing | Houston, TX

Location: Houston, TX (Airport Area)

Pay: Competitive Salary (Based on Experience)

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

Industry: Food Manufacturing / Airline Catering / Quality Assurance

About the Role

A leading provider of airline catering and food production services is seeking a Quality Assurance Coordinator to support food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance within a high-volume production facility.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining food safety programs, supporting audits, conducting facility inspections, monitoring product quality, and ensuring compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, and other regulatory standards. The ideal candidate has experience in food manufacturing or another regulated food environment and is passionate about promoting a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and quality documentation, including HACCP logs, audit records, corrective actions, environmental monitoring, and employee training records

• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, HACCP, GMP, SSOP, and customer-specific food safety standards

• Conduct daily quality inspections throughout production, storage, cooler, and freezer areas

• Monitor product quality through specification checks, portion verification, and finished product evaluations

• Verify temperature monitoring for coolers and freezers and maintain accurate documentation

• Perform environmental monitoring and support microbiological testing programs

• Coordinate laboratory sample submissions and maintain testing records

• Partner with Operations and Sanitation teams to investigate food safety concerns and implement corrective actions

• Train employees on food safety procedures, HACCP principles, GMPs, sanitation practices, and company policies

• Support customer audits, regulatory inspections, internal audits, and third-party food safety audits

• Prepare compliance reports, food safety metrics, trend analyses, and key performance indicators (KPIs)

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen food safety and quality programs

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Quality Assurance, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field preferred

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Quality Control, food manufacturing, food production, airline catering, or another regulated food environment

• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, FDA and USDA regulations, sanitation practices, environmental monitoring, and food safety management systems

• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and data reporting tools

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced production environment

Schedule

• Full-time position

• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as business needs require

• Must be comfortable working in refrigerated production environments

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in refrigerated and food production environments

• Lift up to 25 pounds

• Walk, stand, and inspect production areas throughout the workday

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid Time Off

• Career growth opportunities

• Work with an industry leader in food manufacturing and airline catering

If you have a strong background in food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance, we'd love to hear from you. Join a team committed to delivering safe, high-quality products in a fast-paced production environment.