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North Texas Food Bank

Quality Specialist

North Texas Food Bank, Plano, Texas, us, 75086

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Description

PRIMARY PURPOSE The Quality Specialist is responsible for facilitating the development and implementation of NTFB policies, conducting audits and inspections, and identifying any process or product issues. This role ensures that effective solutions are implemented and completed successfully. Additionally, this position educates team members on quality best practices and fosters a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education/Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant work experience

Special Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Ability to develop or assist in creating policies, procedures, and performance metrics

Strong analytical skills with the ability to review data and improve processes

Self-motivated, assertive, and able to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines independently or as part of a team

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

Proven ability to build and maintain trust-based relationships

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Collaborative and inclusive team player

Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications

Experience

One year of internal auditing experience

Prior work in a quality-focused and regulated environment

Experience with LEAN or similar process improvement methodologies is a plus

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborate with process owners to develop and implement policies, procedures, and programs reduce risk, ensure compliance, and support consistent, high-integrity operations, products and services

Apply knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g., Quality, ISO, DOT) to evaluate regulatory changes, assess risk, and determine business impact

Lead efforts to evaluate and strengthen quality management systems, driving performance improvements while maintaining system efficiency and departmental integrity

Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures, programs, and processes that ensure compliance with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies

Plan, schedule and perform routine process and procedural audits

Provide ongoing support and guidance to operations teams regarding regulatory and quality-related matters

Identify, initiate and follow through on corrective actions to ensure issues are resolved to a satisfactory conclusion

Utilize LEAN methodologies to identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventative actions

Monitor federal, state, and local regulatory developments and update company procedures to maintain compliance; serve as liaison with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies

Lead or represent the department on special projects, including cross-functional initiatives, as assigned

Perform other tasks and duties as assigned

MENTAL DEMANDS

The person in this position needs to adapt well in the face of workplace stressors such as complaints, maintaining the security of people and property, competing priorities of reasonable or high significance to the successful function of the unit.

Must be able to gather and classify information for the purposes of notifying offices impacted

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear.

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Moderate to loud noise (e.g., business office with open floor plan with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic, and in the warehouse with forklifts and pallet jacks, medium to heavy traffic)

The mental and physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all skills, duties, responsibilities, efforts, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, NTFB reserves the right to revise the job or to require other or different tasks to be performed as assigned.

The North Texas Food Bank is an equal opportunity employer

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