QA Technician

Job Description

• Product quality focused role within food manufacturing

• Quality ownership from start to finish of the process

• Visual inspections

• Weight and size verification

• Monitoring raw materials such as flour and other ingredients

• Ensuring product meets specifications and standards

• Heavy paperwork requirements

o Very manual processes

o Significant Excel based documentation

• Walking the floor and inspecting production in a large kitchen environment

• Standing, walking, and reaching throughout the shift

• Hot environment due to fryers

o Company provides uniforms

Training & Background

• Does not need deep end to end QA expertise

• Open to training candidates with foundational QA experience

• Full training provided from the ground up

• Trainer is Melissa, who grew internally from the outlet

• QA backgrounds considered from:

o Food manufacturing strongly preferred

o Pharmaceutical or other FDA regulated industries acceptable

• FDA regulated experience is critical

• SQF experience is a plus

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Skills and Requirements

• 1+ year of QA experience

• Food manufacturing experience required

• Strong attention to detail

• Consistency and reliability in work output

• Comfortable with manual documentation

• Microsoft skills required:

o Excel

o PowerPoint

o Outlook

• Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred

• Sunday to Tuesday: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM

• Wednesday to Thursday: 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM

• Days off: Friday and Saturday Compensation & Benefits

• $20 to $25 per hour

• 2 weeks vacation

• Strong benefits package

• 401K with 4 percent match

• Bonus opportunities including Christmas bonus

• Annual performance reviews with pay increases

Transportation & Location

• Industrial area

• Reliable personal transportation required

• Local to Bohemia or Long Island only

• Team does not want to relocate candidates

Interview Process

On site interview

Additional Interview Notes

• Interviews available Wednesday through Friday

• Virtual interviews acceptable, on site preferred

• New QA Manager will also interview

• Offer decisions made immediately when possible

• Criminal background check turnaround same day

• Target start date less than one week after offer

Recruiting Notes

• Phone screen candidates immediately upon posting

• Resume review target: April 1 at 2:00 PM (tentative)

• Copy CEO on submissions to help move quickly

• Do not recruit from Norris Foods, they are a customer

• Target companies include Nestle and similar food manufacturers

Key Notes from Graciela

• Most important factor is clear communication

o Separate emails by candidate

o Subject line must include job title and candidate name

• QA team is very small and retention is challenging

• Candidates need to feel challenged and see a career path

• QA is viewed as a long term growth function internally

Company & Team Overview

• Total company headcount: ~160

• QA team:

o 5 QA Technicians

o 1 QA Manager starting March 31

• Plant, factory, store, and outlet all in the same location

• QA office is inside the plant and shared with the manager

• Hands on, production floor focused role