QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN - 3rd Shift

QA Technician

FLSA Classification

Nonexempt

Salary Grade/Level/Family/Range

$24.19 - $32.09

Reports to

QA Management

Date

October 2026

Job Description

Summary/objective

The candidate will be responsible for driving accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness of the Food Safety and Quality Systems in accordance with the regulatory and SQF (Safe Quality Foods) Code.

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for performing the activities that ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Competencies

• Ability to recognize and report non-compliance situations with GMP and HACCP protocols. This person will have the ability to articulate and record those findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Communicate any quality, food safety, or documentation issues to management so corrective and preventative action are implemented with proper disposition.

• Provide support for production employees to ensure that quality testing procedures are correctly accomplished.

• Execute visual sanitation inspections, ATP swabs, allergen swab and analyze trends when necessary.

• Responsible for visually inspecting finished product to verify quality standards are met based on product specifications.

• Support incoming material evaluation procedures (i.e., Leaf to stem, Raw Material testing, quality check procedures, etc.).

• Audit and review production and quality forms for completeness and observe errors and deviations; HACCP training required to perform this function.

• Perform and document laboratory analysis (i.e., Moisture analysis, color readings, water activity, etc.) within Excel or ERP System (DAX).

• Support the Kosher program, including assisting the Rabbi with lot specific certificates.

• Ability to complete all required line testing to audit acceptability (i.e., Quality Checks, Sieve Analysis, Chlorine Levels, pH, etc.)

• Maintains proper control and filing of paperwork.

• Print production labels accurately and timely.

• Understand COA and sampling protocol, including lab analysis, and corresponding documentation.

• Perform verification audits (i.e., HACCP, GMP, Glass, Internal Systems Audits etc.) in a timely manner.

• Responsible for calibration of laboratory and testing equipment (i.e., pH meter, ORP meters, thermometers, etc.)

• Facilitate environmental swabbing/sampling requirements.

• Organize and maintain finished product retains (including purchased products).

• Review and provide response on all incoming COAs for ingredients.

• Provide support for Food Safety and Quality Manager as needed or requested.

• Other duties as assigned