What are the responsibilities and job description for the Organic QA Specialist position at Primus Auditing Ops?
Primus Auditing Ops is a third party food safety and organic auditing company who is looking to fill a full-time Independent Organic Technical Reviewer position. We provide organic food certification services in the agricultural sector.
We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our growing Quality Assurance (QA) Department. Our QA Department is responsible for ensuring the integrity of our audits, the competency of our auditors, and to provide world class technical assistance to our clients around the world. Organic Audit QA specialist will work closely with the USDA National Organic Program scheme on a full time basis.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to our fleet of auditors for the USDA NOP audit scheme (Organics).
- Assist clients with audit related inquiries before and after their audits are conducted.
- Work closely with team members within the QA Department to communicate company protocol to auditors and auditees.
- Identify and collaborate on areas of improvement to ensure we maintain the organic integrity with in the industry.
- complete work under stringent time frames, and will include working as a technical reviewer.
- Technical Reviewer will assess and determine the compliance of audit reports and applications against organic standards, issue reports, interpret data, and assist with the process for the organic certification determination.
Education: Degree in food, agriculture or bioscience related discipline preferred, but not required (such as: Agronomy, Agribusiness, Biology, Biochemistry, Food Science or similar that is subject to review and approval by management).
Training: Preferred but not required, completion of an International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA) Crops or Processing course.
Experience: Minimum 2 years of work experience in agricultural and/or organic production/handling.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $20 - $24