Quality Assurance & Regulatory Lead 1 (Food Safety)

Location: On-site at the Pershing facility in Chicago, Illinois; 25–50% travel between two Chicago-area manufacturing locations. Primarily day shift, with occasional night, weekend, or overtime work.

Company

hirify.global is a food-tech company combining hardware, software, and fresh food delivery to simplify home cooking.

What you will do

• Lead, train, schedule, and mentor 1–10 QA technicians and specialists.
• Perform production food safety and quality checks, including weight, temperature, receiving, operational, and swabbing inspections.
• Review FSQA and production records, control non-conforming products and ingredients, and make routine deviation decisions.
• Lead environmental monitoring, internal audits, mock recalls, GMP inspections, and third-party audit activities.
• Maintain and improve food safety and quality systems, including SOPs, CAPA follow-up, complaint investigations, product testing, and employee training.
• Collaborate with Production, Sanitation, Inventory, R&D, Procurement, and Customer Service on operational issues and special projects.

Requirements

• Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree in Food Science preferred.
• HACCP certification required.
• Two years of food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of quality assurance methods, quality management systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to read laboratory and scientific reports, maintain accurate records, communicate effectively, and make sound decisions.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds and work in refrigerated coolers and freezers during shifts of 8+ hours.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science.
• SQF and PCQI certifications.
• Project management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in manufacturing environments that may be crowded, noisy, dusty, and exposed to cold temperatures and forklift traffic.
• Support a food safety culture based on documented Food Safety and Food Quality Plans.
• Collaborate across Production, Sanitation, Inventory, R&D, Procurement, and Customer Service.
• Contribute to a culture focused on teamwork, execution, direct communication, problem-solving, and customer impact.