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SQF Coordinator

SUMMARY OF ROLE

COMPENSATION: $70k-$87k

Location: Northlake, Illinois

SQF Coordinator is responsible for supporting the design, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the plant’s QMS. This role ensures that quality processes comply with regulatory standards (e.g., ISO 9001, SQF, HACCP, among others) and internal requirements. The SQF Coordinator plays a key role in data analysis, document control, audit readiness, and supporting cross-functional compliance initiatives. The SQF Coordinator also assists in food safety planning, monitoring, and verification activities to ensure product integrity and consumer protection.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As an at-will employer, SIG reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary.

• Maintain and update the QMS and Food Safety Management System (FSMS), including policies, procedures, records, and manuals (e.g., HACCP Plan, PRPs, CCP monitoring).
• Ensure alignment with standards such as ISO 9001, SQF, HACCP and FDA/FSMA requirements.
• Support investigations related to food safety incidents, non-conformances, and deviations.
• Lead and expand upon the QMS system with a strong emphasis on Food Safety by establishing/strengthening a Food Safety/Quality Culture
• Lead or assist in risk assessment, root cause analysis (RCA) and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to eliminate food safety risks.
• Monitor and analyze food safety and quality performance indicators (e.g., foreign material incidents, temperature logs, allergen control, microbiological monitoring, among others).
• Coordinate document control processes, including versioning, approvals, and archiving.
• Generate regular QMS & Food Safety dashboards and management review reports.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing the required documentation and evidence and ensuring that audit observations are logged and followed up with timely corrective actions.
• Ensure all personnel are trained in QMS & Food Safety processes and updates, maintaining training records and supporting QMS-related onboarding activities.
• Assist in identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance QMS efficiency and compliance.
• Benchmark QMS practices and suggest improvements aligned with industry standards.

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Minimum of 3 years required; or equivalent combination of education and experience in Quality or Continous Improvement
• Higher Education degree in Engineering (Chemical, Food, Production)
• Advanced HACCP leader
• Lead the audits and requirements’ implementation
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Develop and maintain quality standards, lead root cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventive actions to ensure consistent product and process performance
• Management of information and indicators for decision making and presentation of results
• Advanced knowledge of quality management system (QMS)
• Communicate technical information and data-driven insights effectively across cross-functional teams and leadership
• Demonstrate deep process expertise to optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure operational consistency
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., Kepner-Tregoe) to identify root causes and prevent recurrence
• Support product and service scale-up from pilot to full production, ensuring quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
• Plan and execute projects, managing scope, timelines, risks, and resources to achieve business objectives
• Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools to monitor variation, maintain process stability, and drive improvements
• Information management, generation of KPIs and presentations
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead, coach, and develop teams to foster collaboration, accountability, and high performance

WE OFFER:

• Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
• 401K Retirement matching reimbursement 
• Vacation & PSL
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonus
• And much more!

SIG COMPENTENCIES

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

ABOUT SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.