Quality Engineer
We are recruiting for a Quality Engineer at a food manufacturer near Burlington, NC. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role with significant time on the production floor, investigating quality issues, leading root cause analysis and CAPAs, supporting audits, enforcing GMPs, and training employees.
What you'll do:
- Support the Quality Manager in maintaining and improving the site Quality Management System
- Ensure procedures, forms, and work instructions are current and properly implemented on the floor
- Assist with document reviews, updates, and change control
- Verify quality records are complete, accurate, and compliant with regulatory and audit requirements
- Supervise daily quality assurance activities across fabrication, packaging, and sanitation operations
- Provide real-time floor leadership to ensure adherence to GMPs, hygiene, and food safety standards
- Monitor process controls, CCPs, and CPs, escalating deviations promptly
- Deliver GMP, hygiene, and product quality training to operators and new employees
- Oversee in-process checks, finished product testing, and environmental monitoring
- Conduct routine GMP, sanitation, and process audits
- Lead initial investigations for nonconformances, process deviations, or quality defects
- Perform data collection, support root cause analysis, and support CAPA actions
- Partner with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain on quality issues
- Serve as the on-shift quality resource for operational troubleshooting
What you need:
- 3-5 years of experience in food industry or a related regulated manufacturing environment
- Bachelor's degree in food science, food technology, chemistry, biology, or engineering preferred, or approximately 10 years of directly relevant experience
- Knowledge of HACCP, SQF or BRC, FSMA/FDA requirements, and GMP
- Experience with regulatory audits, root cause analysis, and CAPA
- Familiarity with packaging lines, bakery processing equipment, and sanitation processes a plus
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) preferred, not required
- English required, conversational Spanish preferred
Schedule: Fully onsite, 12-hour 2-2-3 day shift schedule near Burlington, NC.
