Quality Control Technician

About the role

We're building a better seafood system — one rooted in exceptional quality, respect for the product, and uncompromising standards from harvest to final delivery. This is a hands-on role for someone who is detail-oriented, dependable, and takes pride in doing things the right way.

Responsibilities

• Perform Daily Quality & Food Safety Checks
• Conduct in-line food safety and quality checks throughout production, including:
• Product temperature verification
• Chemical concentration testing
• Metal detector checks
• Product inspection and sampling
• Sensory evaluations to assess product quality, freshness, and conformance to standards
• Collect and prepare product samples for microbial testing and other routine quality verification activities
• Help identify and escalate issues quickly when product or process conditions fall outside expected standards.
• Support Sanitation & Environmental Monitoring
• Perform environmental monitoring tasks, including:
• ATP swabbing
• Water and ice sample collection
• Food-contact and facility swabbing
• Verify equipment and facility sanitation prior to startup and support ongoing sanitation checks as needed
• Help ensure the production environment is maintained in a clean, controlled, and audit-ready condition.
• Own Accurate Documentation
• Complete quality and food safety records clearly, accurately, and on time
• Maintain organized digital and paper documentation related to daily checks, monitoring activities, and compliance programs
• Use computers and digital tools to enter and maintain production and QA/QC records
• Help ensure records are complete, legible, and audit-ready.

Requirements

• 1+ year of quality assurance or quality control experience in a food processing or manufacturing environment.
• Experience With Some Combination Of In-process quality checks, Record review, Internal audits, Traceability, Routine food safety monitoring, Seafood experience is preferred, but not required.
• Experience in other highly perishable food or protein processing environments is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field preferred; equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• HACCP certification is preferred (current or obtained within the last 5 years).
• Technical / Quality Systems Basic understanding of HACCP, GMPs, sanitation, and food safety fundamentals.
• General understanding of microbiology, environmental monitoring, and aseptic sampling techniques.
• Comfortable following SOPs and standard work with a high level of consistency and attention to detail.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace.
• Comfortable using digital systems to maintain accurate records.

Skills & Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and disciplined in routine execution.
• Reliable, proactive, and willing to speak up when something doesn’t look right.
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for doing things correctly.
• Effective communicator who can work well within QA and cross-functionally with production teams.
• Adaptable and able to stay organized in a fast-paced production environment.
• Spanish/English bilingual is a plus.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Health, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
• 80 hours of paid time off, accrued throughout the year
• 40 hours of paid sick time

Other Things To Know

• This role is fully on-site at the Tacoma processing facility.
• Occasional off-hours or weekend support may be required to ensure safe and continuous operations.
• Reports to operations leadership with close collaboration across Shinkei Systems and Seremoni Seafoods teams.

Equal Opportunity

We value diversity in background, experience, and perspective, and are committed to building an inclusive, respectful workplace.