Food QA Technician

Schedule:

6am-2:30pm M-F with flex to cover pre-op (4am) when needed.

Vaco is hiring a QA Technician for a food manufacturing facility in Chicago, IL. This position will support quality assurance and food safety activities across laboratory and production operations. The ideal candidate will have previous QA/QC experience within a food manufacturing environment.
Food or protein manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.

Location:

Chicago, IL

Compensation: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Schedule:

6am-2:30pm M-F with flex to cover pre-op (4am) when needed.

• Calibrate and verify laboratory instrumentation.
• Perform incoming, in-process, and finished-product laboratory testing.
• Conduct pre-operational inspections of production areas, including visual inspections, ATP swabbing, and allergen swabbing.
• Coordinate recleaning and resanitizing activities when necessary.
• Complete customer-specific quality requirements and specifications.
• Follow established monitoring and verification schedules for:
  • Environmental conditions
  • Coolers and freezers
  • Foamers and chemical concentrations
  • Scales and other production equipment
• Prepare samples for third-party laboratory testing.
• Work with USDC inspectors as required.
• Verify and document in-process production functions, including:
  • Water and product temperatures
  • Dumping and desalting
  • Injection
  • Cure and cover brines
• Verify and document finished-product processing, including:
  • Metal detection performance
  • Finished-product settings
  • Batch ratios
  • Code dates, labels, and stickers
  • Product weights
  • Packaging materials
  • Product changeovers
• Communicate with outside service providers and vendors, including sanitation, pest control, chemical control, outside laboratories, and waste management.
• Accurately complete all required QA/QC documentation.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• High school diploma required; some college preferred.
• 1-2 years of QA/QC Technician experience preferred.
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment required.
• Food or protein manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to work early morning hours, including a 4:00 AM start time
  , as needed to support pre-operational activities.
• Fluent in English with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Exposure to environmental monitoring processes preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in both laboratory and production-floor environments.

Manufacturing meat company

Role is 50/50 lab and production floor role needs to be comfortable working in both.

Will be doing testing or quality work

Must have some sort of food experience of at least 2 years

Needs to be able to operate lab equipment

Needs to be familiar with the food allergens.

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law.

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Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal
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