Quality Technician

Job Title: Quality Technician
Pay: $34/hr
Shift: 7am - 3:30pm; Monday - Friday
Job Description
The Quality Technician supports and enforces the company's Quality Policy, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and food safety requirements to ensure all products meet strict quality, safety, and regulatory standards. This role focuses on driving a culture of continuous improvement in food safety and quality, performing inspections and audits, and coordinating product release activities within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities

• Apply and uphold the company Quality Policy, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and all quality and food safety requirements across assigned production areas.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in food safety and product quality by actively identifying opportunities for enhancement and supporting change initiatives.
• Conduct regular GMP audits to ensure products, services, housekeeping, and hygiene standards are consistently maintained and improved.
• Review Critical Control Point (CCP) and Preventive Control documentation to verify compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate root causes of quality or food safety issues, including customer complaints, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Manage cocoa bean quality by executing sensory and quality evaluations of cocoa beans and supporting improvement initiatives with cocoa bean suppliers.
• Coordinate and execute the release of finished goods, ensuring only compliant products are approved for shipment.
• Perform hold and release activities for all finished products and ingredients, ensuring non-conforming materials are appropriately controlled.
• Conduct routine and ad-hoc inspections, tests, and audits to verify product quality attributes such as texture, color, taste, and packaging.
• Support internal and external food quality and safety audits, including documentation, reporting, and tracking of corrective actions.
• Serve as a backup quality control technician to support the quality control team as needed.
• Ensure quality testing procedures are efficient and do not hinder or delay production schedules.
• Communicate effectively with other departments and teams when quality or food safety concerns arise, ensuring timely resolution.
• Prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities to ensure all quality-related activities are completed accurately and on time.

Essential Skills

• 3+ years of experience in a food laboratory or food manufacturing facility (preferred, but strongly valued).
• Hands-on experience in quality assurance, quality inspection, and quality control within a food production or GMP environment.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices in a food production setting.
• Experience performing food inspections, including evaluation of product attributes such as texture, color, taste, and packaging.
• Ability to review and interpret Critical Control Point (CCP) and Preventive Control documentation.
• Strong skills in conducting inspections, tests, and audits to verify product quality and food safety compliance.
• Ability to investigate quality or food safety issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Strong mathematical and data processing skills for analyzing test results and quality data.
• Effective communication skills to interact with other departments, management, and employees, including timely escalation of concerns.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with and without direct supervision.
• Capability to prioritize and multi-task while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a GMP-regulated food production environment.
• Background in quality control or quality inspection roles in food manufacturing.
• Familiarity with cocoa or chocolate production processes and sensory evaluation of cocoa beans.
• Exposure to internal and external food safety and quality audits, including documentation and follow-up of corrective actions.
• Comfort using documentation systems and following Good Documentation Practices.
• Demonstrated ability to support cross-functional teams and act as a backup within the quality control function.

Why Work Here?
You will join a collaborative, hands-on environment that values craftsmanship, food safety, and exceptional product quality. The culture emphasizes both tradition and innovation, encouraging employees to take pride in producing premium chocolate while continuously improving processes and standards. You can expect a stable daytime schedule with a Monday-Friday shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., supporting work-life balance. The organization promotes teamwork, continuous learning in food quality and safety, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to products that delight consumers.
Work Environment
The work environment is a collaborative, fast-paced food production setting focused on craftsmanship, food safety, and high-quality standards. Team members work closely on the production floor and in quality labs, applying Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices. The culture blends tradition and innovation, with a strong emphasis on precision, attention to detail, and pride in producing premium chocolate products. The standard shift runs Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., providing a consistent daytime schedule. Employees regularly interact with production lines, quality testing equipment, and inspection tools while adhering to food safety protocols and hygiene standards appropriate for a food manufacturing facility.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Burlingame, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $34.00/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 Burlingame,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.


Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.


The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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