Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Quality Technician 3rd Shift
Job Description
The Quality Technician on 3rd shift performs inprocess analytical and organoleptic testing to ensure all products meet strict food safety and quality standards. This role supports continuous cooking operations, verifies raw materials and packaging, and maintains accurate documentation in alignment with HACCP and GMP requirements. The technician collaborates closely with production and quality teams to identify, report, and help correct any food safety or quality issues.
Responsibilities
- Perform inprocess analytical testing on all products manufactured on continuous cooking equipment, including measurements of percent soluble solids, viscosity, and color.
- Conduct inprocess organoleptic and visual inspections on all manufactured products to verify taste, texture, appearance, and overall quality.
- Audit all cook stations and packaging lines for compliance with HACCP food safety protocols, including verification of product weights, package seals, product and equipment temperatures, coding, and adherence to GMPs.
- Ensure daily food safety and quality of products produced or packaged by monitoring processes and documenting findings.
- Verify that all printed labels and packaging films meet approved standards and specifications provided by Marketing.
- Perform annual raw material validations by comparing results against supplier Certificates of Analysis (COAs).
- Verify incoming raw materials against Bills of Lading (BOLs) and confirm the accuracy and completeness of associated COAs.
- Initiate and document corrective actions by promptly reporting food safety or quality issues to the supervisor or designated contact.
- Perform environmental swabbing of equipment as required to support sanitation verification and environmental monitoring programs.
- Provide coverage on the production floor and/or in the Quality Assurance laboratory as needed to support continuous operations.
- Maintain professional and clear communication across all levels of production and management to support a collaborative quality culture.
- Accurately and thoroughly complete all required daily documentation, logs, and records in a timely manner.
Essential Skills
- Experience in a Quality Assurance role, preferably 03 years, with exposure to food plant processes.
- Demonstrated understanding of quality assurance principles, including HACCP and GMP requirements in a food manufacturing environment.
- Handson experience or familiarity with inprocess testing, including analytical measurements such as percent soluble solids, viscosity, and color.
- Ability to perform detailed batch record review and maintain accurate, complete, and legible quality documentation.
- Strong attention to detail when auditing production lines, verifying labels and packaging, and reviewing Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and Bills of Lading (BOLs).
- Effective communication skills to interact professionally with production staff and management across multiple levels.
- Capability to identify, document, and escalate food safety and quality issues and participate in corrective action processes.
- Willingness and ability to work 3rd shift hours as scheduled.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Associates degree in a science discipline with 02 years of experience in an industry or academic setting.
- Bachelors degree in a science discipline with at least 1 year of experience in an industry or academic setting.
- Experience with food quality programs and batch record review in a regulated food manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with environmental monitoring activities such as equipment swabbing and related testing.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and their application on production floors and in laboratories.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team while providing coverage in the QA lab and on the production floor as needed.
Work Environment
This role operates on 3rd shift, typically from 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM, Monday through Friday, with rotating Saturdays as needed to support production demands. The position involves working in a food manufacturing facility with continuous cooking equipment, production lines, and a Quality Assurance laboratory. The environment includes routine movement between the production floor and QA lab, exposure to food processing equipment, and adherence to strict Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety protocols. Team members follow sitespecific dress and hygiene requirements appropriate for a food production and laboratory setting.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Brockton, MA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Brockton, MA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Brockton,MA.
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