Data Quality Specialist (Ingredients)

This role is responsible for accurately entering manufacturer ingredient data into the Meal Planner, including nutritional details, allergens, and serving information. The role requires strong attention to detail and critical thinking to identify and escalate discrepancies, ensuring data accuracy for compliance and menu planning.

Core Responsibilities

• Enter manufacturer ingredient data into the Meal Planner software. Source documents are typically manufacturer spec sheets and nutrient labels.
• Capture all required fields for each ingredient, including nutrient profile, allergens, pieces per case, typical serving information, and as purchased vs as prepared distinctions.
• Flag and escalate anomalies. The 2 percent of items that do not look right, have missing data, or present ambiguity (for example, raw vs cooked pasta nutrient profiles) must be surfaced, not guessed.
• Operate inside Slack as the primary escalation channel to the in house team.
• Maintain near perfect accuracy on compliance relevant fields. Output feeds recipe and menu level nutrient analysis that school districts rely on for USDA compliance

Requirements:
Must Have Traits

• Critical thinking. Must recognize when something does not make sense and stop to ask, rather than push through.
• Extreme attention to detail. The end users of the software are dietitians who will catch any mistakes.
• Comfort with structured, repetitive data entry without losing focus.
• Strong written English for Slack-based communication and escalation.
• Ability to follow documented conventions precisely, especially around ambiguous fields like purchased vs as prepared

Nice to Haves

• Nutrition, food science, or dietetics background or coursework.
• Prior experience with ingredient, recipe, or menu management software.
• Familiarity with US food labeling conventions and USDA terminology.
• Experience in regulated or compliance-driven data entry environments.