Pqa Specialist

**Job Description Summary:** **JOB SUMMARY** Coordinate and execute key QA function related to Governance, Culture sustainability and organizational QFS maturity **KEY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:** **QFS Culture & Capability Development** * Deliver QFS, GMP, HACCP, and food safety training programs to technicians and plant personnel, and assess training effectiveness against competency development plans and QMS requirements. * Lead the deployment and promotion of the QFS Near Miss program, including reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and effectiveness verification. * Conduct behavior-based Gemba walks and provide coaching to strengthen quality ownership and compliance across all operational areas. * Coordinate and drive QFS awareness campaigns and initiatives to enhance quality and food safety culture throughout the plant. **Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)** * Maintain and continuously improve GMP standards across all plant facilities and manufacturing areas. * Monitor and verify the effective implementation of GMP programs by both production teams and outsourced service providers. * Conduct GMP inspections, audits, and performance assessments, and communicate results to relevant stakeholders. * Ensure the effective execution of pest control programs, including contractor management, trend analysis, and availability of required tools and consumables. * Follow up on GMP-related corrective actions and verify their timely and effective closure. **Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement** * Execute process quality assurance plans and verification activities across manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution operations in compliance with KORE, CPS, applicable regulatory requirements, and ISO standards. * Lead and participate in quality and food safety risk assessments, ensuring effective mitigation actions and verification of their effectiveness. * Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Food Safety Management System (FSMS), HACCP plans, prerequisite programs (PRPs), and food safety controls. * Validate and verify FSMS effectiveness through audit results, verification activities, performance reviews, and management reporting. * Analyze quality and process performance data using trend analysis, statistical process control (SPC), and process capability tools (Cp/Cpk) to identify opportunities for improvement. * Facilitate root cause analysis and problem-solving activities using structured methodologies and ensure sustainable corrective and preventive actions are implemented. * Manage non-conforming materials, products, and processes, ensuring proper investigation, disposition, and corrective action implementation. * Conduct CAPA effectiveness reviews and ensure long-term closure of identified issues. * Perform routine verification of HACCP plans, allergen management programs, food safety training plans, and other FSMS elements. * Monitor temperature and relative humidity compliance for inbound, in-process, and outbound materials and products. * Track, analyze, and report quality KPIs and process capability indicators to support operational excellence and continuous improvement objectives. * Support internal, customer, certification, and regulatory audits, ensuring effective follow-up and closure of audit findings. **Projects, Validation & Change Management** * Participate in cross-functional project teams and support the quality requirements of new projects and process changes. * Lead validation and verification activities for new products, ingredients, equipment, packaging materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes. * Develop, execute, and document validation protocols, trials, and reports to ensure compliance with quality and food safety requirements. * Manage change control activities and ensure all changes are assessed, approved, validated, and implemented according to established procedures. **Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance** * Ensure compliance with company food safety policies, regulatory requirements, customer standards, KORE requirements, and applicable certification schemes. * Support traceability exercises, mock recalls, food defense, and food fraud prevention programs. * Participate in food safety incident investigations and ensure appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented. * Promote continuous improvement of food safety performance through risk-based thinking and proactive management of food safety risks. **EOHS** * Encourage appropriate positive attitudes towards EOHS. * Apply relevant EOHS policy and procedures. * Actively participate in near miss reporting, EOHS inspections, audits, and risk assessment. * Ensure all hazards and incidents are reported and investigated appropriately and suitable controls are implemented. * Has the authority to stop any activity that violates the company EOSH management system. * Participating in the Behavioral Based Safety (BBS) program **Food Safety** * Fully committed to comply with the food safety policy and to the continuous improvement of the food safety system/framework. * Has the authority to stop any activity that violates the company QFS management system. **RELATED JOB REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS** * Years of experience: 1– 3 * A degree in a technical discipline, Food science, Chemical engineering, pharmacy or Science. * Awareness in quality and food industry. * Background in statistical Quality Control techniques. * Basic Knowledge in Quality and food safety standards * Knowledge in concentrate and Beverage Base manufacturing processes is an advantage. * Good Communication skills with different levels of the organization. * Basic knowledge of digital tools and applications * English & Arabic proficiency **Skills:** **Location(s):** Egypt **City/Cities:** **Travel Required:** 00% - 25% **Relocation Provided:** No **Job Posting End Date:** October 30, 2026 **Our Purpose and Growth Culture:** We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit [Our Purpose and Vision](https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/purpose-and-vision) to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.