FSQA Coordinator

FSQA 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.

As an FSQA Coordinator,





you will play a vital role in supporting our food safety and quality assurance programs. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving existing programs, analyzing data to identify areas for improvement, and supporting new product development initiatives. Your strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and understanding of food safety regulations will be essential to ensuring the safety and quality of our products. You will also be responsible for coordinating various quality assurance activities and serving as the primary contact for our Kosher certifying body.

Responsibilities:

- Completion and coordination of micro testing and follow-up to ensure full compliance
- QA record compliance audits, review and follow up
- Maintain internal food and raw material specifications
- Trending, evaluation and summary of QA and QC data as required to support bakery teams and customers (e.g. Excel, Minitab)
- Support of bakery nonconformance programs
- Assist in new food development process






- Coordinate and document shelf life evaluations for existing foods
- Upkeep of customer database systems including SPEQ system
- Primary contact with Kosher certifying body, coordinate and participate in routine Kosher audits, complete associated follow-up from Kosher audits
- Provide vacation coverage within FSQA department
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

- Bachelor of Science Degree or relevant post-secondary science-related courses.
- Training in HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points)
- Training in a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard such as BRC or SQF
- Effective work ethic and excellent communications skills
- Good writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Detail oriented, organized and possess strong computer skills







We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.