QA Technician - Food Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

QA Technician – Food Manufacturing
Full-Time | $21–$25/hour | Westbrook, ME
Afternoon Shift | Growth Opportunity in Food Safety & Quality

Are you detail-oriented, passionate about food safety, and ready to grow your career in quality assurance? Adecco is seeking a QA Technician to support our client’s food safety and quality programs within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment in Westbrook, Maine.

This role is ideal for candidates with food manufacturing and QA experience, who understand the importance of compliance, documentation accuracy, and maintaining high product standards. You’ll play a key role in ensuring products meet regulatory, customer, and internal quality expectations.

Schedule
Training Schedule: Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Regular Schedule: Monday–Friday, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Key Responsibilities
• Perform quality checks, line inspections, and GMP audits throughout production
• Conduct sensory evaluations and routine product testing on raw materials and finished goods
• Verify label accuracy, lot codes, packaging standards, and product specifications
• Review batch records and maintain accurate QA documentation
• Monitor compliance with GMP, HACCP, food safety, and sanitation procedures
• Collect product samples and manage retention programs
• Identify quality or food safety concerns and communicate findings promptly
• Enter and track QA data using Excel and internal reporting systems

Qualifications
• 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing quality assurance
• Associate degree in Food Science, Food Manufacturing, Biology preferred
• High School Diploma or GED
• Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, and food safety standards strongly preferred
• Comfortable working on the production floor in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy
• Computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel and Word

Work Environment
• Active food manufacturing environment with frequent walking and standing
• Must be comfortable working around production equipment and refrigerated ingredients/products as applicable
• Requires adherence to PPE, GMP, and food safety requirements
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Why Join Us?
• Competitive pay: $21–$25/hour based on experience
• Stable, full-time weekday schedule
• Opportunity for long-term career growth in food safety and quality
• Hands-on exposure to audits, compliance systems, and QA processes

Apply Today , with your updated resume, if you’re looking to build a long-term career in food manufacturing quality and food safety.

Qualified candidates will be contacted for Immediate Interviews!

Pay Details: $21.00 to $25.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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