QA Technician - $24-28/hour - Overnights And Days

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections of finished products and work in progress to confirm they meet quality specifications and customer requirements.
• Complete and review all required quality assurance paperwork and electronic records accurately and on time.
• Conduct routine floor audits of production and packaging areas to verify correct product composition, specifications, storage, packaging, labeling, and coding.
• Assist with completion of compliance checks for production runs at scheduled frequencies, including weights, case checks, label verifications, case verifications, product coding requirements, and customer-driven testing.
• Monitor facility activities with daily inspections and document findings in accordance with quality and food safety programs.
• Inspect, review, and complete pre-operational swabbing and quality program records on a daily basis.
• Report quality-related failures or potential food safety issues to quality and department leadership and document follow-up actions.
• Aid in the execution of sales and customer sample request programs.
• Initiate hold procedures for products manufactured out of specification and communicate product status and disposition to affected departments.
• Initiate defective material reports for vendor-supplied products that do not meet specifications or cannot be used.
• Execute environmental monitoring, product testing, chemical testing, and glass inspections throughout the facility.
• Complete accurate data entry for laboratory and production results in the appropriate systems.
• Support continuous improvement of day-to-day operations to maximize product quality and operational efficiency.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic understanding of quality assurance principles and practices.
• Physical ability to stand for most of the shift and lift more than 20 pounds.
• Comfort working on an overnight shift schedule.

Essential Skills

• Associate’s degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field preferred.
• Prior food manufacturing quality assurance experience is a strong plus.
• Experience in food manufacturing, food safety, or food production environments.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Deacom, RedZone, or similar platforms.