Quality Engineer

By growing meat directly from animal cells we're making future-friendly, real meat that makes you and the world smile. We stand for all of the good, and none of the bad. UPSIDE Foods is making our favorite food a force for good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Aid in the design and  implementation of a Food Safety & Quality Management System that will be a critical pillar of manufacturing cultivated meat and an example for this new way of making food.
• Oversee and collaborate with, R&D staff and Regulatory team. The FSQA team is responsible for analytical labs, maintenance of lab and plant floor equipment and calibration programs, day to day oversight of testing outlined in the plant Food Safety and HACCP plans, regulatory compliance, kosher, organic, halal, etc. certifications, label applications and compliance with various customer quality and food safety programs and overall administration of the plant food safety and quality systems.
• Support the checkout, start-up, commissioning and validation of the plant and labs.
• Acts as the subject matter expert on behalf of the organization for Food Safety and Quality and day-to-day issues at the plant.
• Assist in the management of supplier quality program, including document review, auditing and trials.
• Guide a Food Safety & Quality team  that is results oriented and driven to serve their internal and external customers while developing and implementing regulatory strategy and managing those systems and programs in order to meet all corporate goals and objectives.
• Demonstrable ability to support both FDA and USDA relationships, inspection regimens, post-market compliance plans, adverse event reporting, and label approval processes associated with the plant.

• 5+ years experience in food manufacturing. 
• Excellent people management skills as well as experience in the management of food safety, quality systems and technical services functions.
• Ability to set challenging, reasonable performance expectations for analytical testing performance, microbiological performance, FSMA/HACCP/HARPC programs, (PCQI certification preferred).
• Experience and working knowledge of continuous improvement processes as well as the ability to effectively collaborate with company leadership at suppliers and customers.
• Experience developing/implementing GFSI programs including: lab validation, Supplier Management, Sanitation/Pre-OP, Internal & External Auditing, CAPA/Root Cause Analysis, Document Control, Crisis Management, Customer Complaints, Environmental Monitoring, Food Defense, Food Fraud and Allergen Management.
• A deeply technical background that can easily translate evidence into action.
• A collaborative nature that works well independently and with others.
• A willingness to work with teammates to build a healthy professional environment to produce delicious, safe meat products.

 

• Stock options for all full-time incoming team members!
• 90-100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for team members (medical [including HSA and FSA], dental, and vision)
• Pet insurance for your furry family members!
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Engagement Council
• Company-sponsored learning & development opportunities