QA Technician
TalentMovers · United States ·
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- QA
A Quality Assurance Technician at a food processing company monitors production for compliance with GMP, HACCP, USDA, and SQF standards; inspects raw, in-process, and finished products; performs checks on weight, temperature, packaging, and metal detection; and maintains quality records while supporting audits and corrective actions.
🧾 Job Description
Industry: Food Processing / Quality Assurance
Location: Fallsington, Pennsylvania
🔧 Position Details
Role: Quality Assurance (QA) Technician
Pay Rate:
- $20–$22 per hour
- Shift differential may apply for off-hours
Schedule:
- Full-time
- Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, or weekends depending on production needs
📋 Job Responsibilities
- Monitor production lines for compliance with GMPs, HACCP plans, and food-safety procedures
- Verify critical control points (CCPs), including cooking, cooling, and handling of ready-to-eat products
- Conduct in-process quality checks for weight, temperature, labeling, packaging, and overall product quality
- Inspect raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods
- Perform required testing, including temperature verification, metal detection, and package-integrity checks
- Hold and release products according to established quality standards
- Complete quality records, logs, and HACCP documentation accurately
- Maintain full traceability of products and materials
- Support compliance with USDA, SQF, and internal SOP requirements
- Identify, document, and escalate food-safety or quality deviations
- Assist with investigations, corrective actions, and root-cause analysis
- Place products on hold when necessary and communicate with production leadership
- Verify sanitation standards, equipment cleanliness, and employee hygiene practices
- Support environmental and operational monitoring programs
- Work closely with production teams to maintain quality and food-safety standards
- Support internal and external audits as needed
📋 Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Associate’s degree preferred
- 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing preferred, ideally in a USDA-regulated environment
- Strong understanding of HACCP, GMPs, and food-safety principles
- SQF or GFSI experience preferred
- English required
- Strong attention to detail and communication skills
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
- Ability to work in hot and cold production environments
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs