Quality Assurance (QA) Technician

Job Description

Job Description

The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician is responsible for monitoring production processes, verifying compliance with food safety and quality standards, conducting inspections and testing activities, and ensuring products meet established specifications. This position plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with SQF, HACCP, FSMA, GMP, regulatory, customer, and company requirements to ensure the production of safe, legal, and high-quality food products.

• Perform routine quality inspections of raw materials, work-in-process materials, packaging materials, and finished products.
• Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with established product specifications and quality standards.
• Conduct pre-operational, operational, sanitation, and product quality inspections.
• Verify adherence to GMPs, allergen controls, sanitation standards, and food safety procedures.
• Monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs) and preventive controls as assigned.
• Collect product, environmental, and microbiological samples as required.
• Verify product labeling, coding, packaging integrity, and traceability requirements.
• Complete quality records, inspection reports, monitoring logs, and other required documentation accurately and timely.
• Support internal audits, customer audits, regulatory inspections, and SQF certification activities.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associate’s degree in food science, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field preferred.

Experience:

• Previous food manufacturing, food safety, or quality assurance experience preferred.
• Experience working in a SQF, BRCGS, or other GFSI-certified manufacturing environment preferred.