Quality Assurance

Now Hiring: Quality Assurance Technician

If you have experience working food service (line cook, cashiering, fast food), quality inspection, or production, APPLY NOW!

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shifts Available!

Job Description

The Quality Assurance Technician ensures the facility consistently meets food regulatory requirements and internal quality standards by monitoring production processes, verifying controls, and promptly reporting and addressing any practices that could compromise food safety, product quality, or food defense.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production conditions, product specifications, process controls, and tracking controls throughout the plant to ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs.
• Maintain and verify wash line chemical concentrations to meet established standards.
• Monitor and verify checks on existing production control forms and ensure they meet all program requirements, including participation in internal audits of these forms.
• Collect environmental swabs, air sampling dishes, and laboratory retain samples according to established procedures.
• Monitor all Critical Control Points (CCPs) on-line, take corrective actions when necessary, and assist in determining root causes and developing preventive action plans.
• Check and document pH levels, temperatures, and brix of each batch of juice to ensure they remain within product specifications.
• Conduct and document Facility Operation Inspections and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspections.
• Perform verification of Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and conduct ATP swabs to validate sanitation effectiveness.
• Track non-conforming products, document findings, and record their final dispositions.
• Perform pre-operational inspection procedures on all production and bottling equipment and the facility prior to start-up.
• Perform equipment calibrations, verify accuracy, and make necessary adjustments to ensure reliable measurements.
• Complete special assignments and projects as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Assist with testing of food products to confirm compliance with internal standards and external regulations.
• Conduct inventory checks for QA-related supplies such as ATP swabs, charts, forms, and other testing materials.
• Verify that product volumes, cap torques, and bottle weights consistently meet product specifications.
• Complete and enter all pallet tags, CCP forms, and related production and bottling documentation into the database accurately and in a timely manner.
• Record process cycles and verify that all High Pressure Processing (HPP) settings and related information are correct and fully documented.
• Perform metal mesh and magnet inspections to ensure foreign material controls are functioning properly.

1st shift Tuesday Saturday OR Sunday - Thursday 5:00am 1:30pm

2nd shift Tuesday Saturday OR Sunday - Thursday 1:30pm 9:00pm

3rd shift Tuesday Saturday OR Sunday - Thursday 9:00pm 5:00am

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Oceanside, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $23.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Oceanside, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 2026.