Quality Control Lead

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As a Quality Control Lead, you are responsible for ensuring food safety and quality standards are met by routine monitoring of receiving/distribution, production, and food storage activities. The QC Lead will lead a team of Quality Control Associates and help ensure adherence to established food safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and Critical Control Points (CCPs) throughout the food process flow.

• Pay Rate: $19.50
• Overnight shifts include an additional $2.00/hour premium, automatically applied to any hours worked between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM
• Job Location:
  
  Fairfield – NJ
• Position type:
  Full-Time

• Lead and support QC Associates in executing daily quality operations while assisting the QC Supervisor with team coordination, task organization, and performance monitoring
• Ensure timely completion of all QC checks, including assisting with start‑of‑shift assignments, break and shift coverage, record reviews, verifications, and shift changeover reporting
• Collaborate with Sanitation, Facilities, and Production teams to ensure alignment on food safety and quality standards, and support routine GMP audits, ATP swabbing, cleanliness inspections, and pre‑operational checks
• Monitor and document Critical Control Points (CCPs), including refrigeration and cooling processes, to ensure compliance with HACCP and Food Safety Plans
• Conduct quality checks across production, including batch testing, label verification, leak detection, and verification of equipment calibration (thermometers, scales) and sanitation chemical concentrations
• Identify and document non‑conforming items, manage product holds, and assist with implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Maintain QC equipment records and ensure calibration schedules are met; oversee sanitation documentation (daily, weekly, monthly) for accuracy and completion
• Monitor and manage QC supply inventory to ensure all areas remain properly stocked
• Oversee the receiving and delivery process for incoming products (fresh, frozen, and dry), ensuring proper temperatures and compliance with food safety requirements
• Assist in facilitating the daily operations and activities in the outbound warehouse areas prior to dispatch, while ensuring food safety measures are met during the process
• Lead and support training initiatives
• Complete other duties as assigned

• 9+ months experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance role in a Food Service Environment
• Previous experience in a USDA/FDA Regulated Facility or a GFSI certified facility preferred
• 6+ months experience using technology such as smart phones and tablets, inputting, accessing, modifying, or outputting information
• Serv Safe food handling certified or equivalent desired
• Self‑motivated and self‑directed with strong communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in team environments
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of urgency in a fast‑paced environment
• HACCP guideline knowledge
• Experience with Xray/Metal Detector or similar Food Manufacturing equipment
• Familiar with Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) gas and/or Reduced Oxygen Packaging (ROP) manufacturing

• 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the US
• Ability to communicate effectively as needed to carry out job functions, including reading, writing and basic arithmetic (addition and subtraction)
• Able to lift, pull, and push 50 pounds of weight by oneself
• Able to stand a full shift while working
• Able to work evenings and weekends
• Comfortable working in various temperatures including cold environments (34-40°F) and occasional freezer temperatures that can range anywhere from 0-10°F

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 100% employer‑paid Life Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Employer match for Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 1.5x Pay rate on company holidays
• Learning and Development opportunities to advance your career
• Employee Stock
• Employee Discount

Note:

Some of our benefits vary by state and depend on the number of hours you work.

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