Document Control Assistant II

The Chefs’ Warehouse

Ridgefield, Connecticut

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$22–$24
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Data Cleaning, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, Document Archiving, Document Control, Documentation, Finance, Financial Regulations, Food Safety, Food and Beverage Industry, High School Diploma, Inside Sales, Legal, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Payment Processing, Product Documentation, Product Support, Regulations, Sales, Supply Chain, Support Documentation, Team Player
LOCATION
Ridgefield, Connecticut
POSTED
11 days ago
Position Summary: Support the organization, maintenance, and distribution of food product documentation used by customers and internal teams including Sales, Legal, Food Safety, Regulatory, and Finance. Ensure product records and specifications are accurately filed, updated, and accessible by following established document control processes. Provide entry-level administrative support to FSQA and Regulatory teams.

What You’ll Do:
  • Collect, organize, file, and distribute product documentation such as specification sheets, kosher certificates, organic certificates, and other required records.
  • Respond to customer and internal requests for product documents and route information to the appropriate teams.
  • Support product specification database updates, cleanup, and general maintenance to keep information accurate and current.
  • Handle Certificate of Analysis (COA) requests, including monitoring inboxes, coordinating with vendors, and sending documents to internal teams.
  • Assist with maintaining synthetic dye information and FTL tracking lists.
  • Support vendor outreach efforts to request missing or updated product information.
  • Help FSQA and Regulatory teams gather supplier and product documentation as needed.
  • Maintain organized electronic filing systems and follow recordkeeping procedures for document storage, retrieval, and retention.
  • Assist with basic audits, record checks, and document archiving activities.

Cross-Functional Support:
  • Legal: Assist with vendor documentation needed for compliance programs.
  • Food Safety / QA: Support collection and routing of supplier food safety documents.
  • Sales & Product Teams: Help fulfill product attribute and customer documentation requests.
  • Finance: Support documentation needs related to vendor setup and payment processing.

About You:
  • High school diploma required, Associate’s degree or related field preferred.
  • 0–2 years of experience in administrative support, food industry, supply chain, or document control. Recent graduates welcome.
  • Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and working in shared drives or databases.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized with repetitive tasks.
  • Good communication skills and willingness to work with multiple teams.
  • Able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • Positive, dependable, and team oriented.

About the Company

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The Chefs’ Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty food distributor that began sourcing products for high-end chefs over 30 years ago. With locations in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland and Miami, The Chefs' Warehouse serves the finest restaurants, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools and specialty food stores around the country. Its product portfolio includes over 11,500 items and consists of imported and domestic specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, oils and vinegars, hormone-free protein, truffles, caviar and chocolate.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Food and Beverage Production
FOUNDED
1985
WEBSITE
https://www.chefswarehouse.com/