Quality Assurance Specialist
About Infusd
Infusd Nutrition, established in 2023, is an ingredient transformation technology company which partners with world leading brands to develop the next generation of functional food, beverage, and wellness products. Their groundbreaking technology improves the solubility, stability, bioavailability and sensory profiles of hundreds of notoriously difficult-to-formulate ingredients.
Company is backed by leading investors including Next Gen Nutrition Capital, and strategic partners such as Griffith Foods and Agthia Group.
Infusd’s technology was developed in collaboration with leading Canadian institutions and is now being commercialized by way of our newly commissioned manufacturing facility in Western New York to meet incredible customer demand.
Infusd’s solutions enable the creation of better consumer products with more benefits and fewer chemicals, and work to create healthier populations globally.
Infusd is poised for exponential growth, creating tremendous opportunity for motivated, high-achieving innovators.
About the Role
Position: Quality Assurance Specialist
Location: West-End Halifax HQ
Experience: 1–3 years of experience or a background in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field required. Experience in food, beverage, or nutraceutical manufacturing environments is considered an asset.
What You’ll Do
As a Quality Assurance Specialist at Infusd, you’ll play a critical role in building and maintaining the quality systems that support our R&D, manufacturing, and commercial operations.
You’ll work closely with internal teams, co-manufacturers, suppliers, and customers to ensure our products consistently meet specifications, regulatory requirements, and quality expectations.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about building strong quality systems in a fast-growing environment.
You will:
- Act as the primary quality liaison between Infusd, co-manufacturers, suppliers, and customers.
- Manage quality documentation including COAs, specifications, SDS, allergen documentation, and related records.
- Coordinate required testing for production runs and ensure release specifications are clearly defined and met.
- Manage raw material qualification, including COA review, supplier approvals, and ongoing verification.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date quality records for raw materials and finished products.
- Manage stability programs, including scheduling, inventory tracking, testing timelines, and reporting.
- Develop and implement internal quality SOPs and documentation systems.
- Lead and support external audits, including co-manufacturer facility audits and follow-up activities.
- Oversee vendor qualification and support supplier quality programs.
- Complete customer, partner, and co-manufacturer qualification forms and audit requests.
- Support allergen documentation and other customer-facing quality and regulatory requirements.
- Work cross-functionally with R&D, Procurement, Operations, and leadership to identify and resolve quality issues.
- Help continuously improve Infusd’s quality systems as the company scales.
This role offers the opportunity to build and scale quality systems from the ground up within a rapidly growing technology and manufacturing company.
You’ll work at the intersection of R&D, manufacturing, regulatory, and commercial operations, helping ensure product integrity while supporting Infusd’s expansion into global markets.
What We’re Looking For
- 1–3 years of experience in Quality Assurance or a related field.
- Background in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of quality systems, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable working independently and cross-functionally.
- Experience in food, beverage, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing is an asset.
- Experience with audits, supplier qualification, COAs, stability programs, or quality management systems is an asset.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a strong commitment to quality.
Compensation
$70,000–$80,000 per year, based on experience.
How to Apply:
If you’re ready to help build the quality systems behind a company poised for significant growth, we want to hear from you.
Submit your resume and cover letter to [email protected].
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00-$80,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
