JonnyPops is looking for a Technical Product & Quality Lead to support the Technical Product & Quality Supervisor in ensuring food safety and quality standards are met during production shifts. This role will address issues related to GMPs, CCPs, product standards, and facilitate internal audits to maintain compliance.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, or technical roles within a food manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading internal audits and managing CAPA processes.
- Strong knowledge of FSQA regulations and standards, including FSMA, SQF, GFSI, and HACCP.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex quality and food safety issues.
- Experience working cross-functionally with production, sanitation, R&D, and QA teams.
- Proficient in quality management systems and audit software.
- PCQI Certification is a plus (we will support certification if needed)
Responsibilities
- Provides support for QA Technician in GMP walks, ensuring timely documentation of findings and follow-ups.
- Act as the owner and keeper of CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions), ensuring thorough root cause analysis, timely implementation, and effectiveness verification.
- Support daily FSQA operations by monitoring product quality, verifying specification adherence, and escalating deviations to QA leadership.
- Troubleshoot quality and food safety issues on the floor, collaborating with production, sanitation, and maintenance teams to implement corrective actions
- Serve as a backup to the QA Technician and Lab Technician, supporting sampling, testing, environmental monitoring (EMP), and quality checks as needed.
- Lead or participate in peer GMP walks and sanitation verifications, documenting observations and driving accountability for corrective measures.
- Partner with R&D and production to support product trials, formulation changes, and scale-ups, ensuring quality and food safety compliance.
Other
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and lead projects.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively interact with internal teams and external auditors.
- Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.
- Naturally curious, with an appreciation for ambiguity and the ability to embrace the “test and learn” mentality in pursuit of continuous improvement.
- Alignment to our mission to spread kindness – JonnyPops is a kindness-based company
