QA Technician

Job Title:

Quality Assurance Technician

We are seeking a meticulous and dedicated Quality Assurance Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of product quality and safety in our fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Conduct routine floor audits of production and packaging areas to confirm product composition, specification, storage, packaging, labeling, and coding.
• Assist in completion of compliance checks for production runs at scheduled frequencies. Compliance checks include, but are not limited to, covering weights, case checks, label verifications, case verifications, product coding requirements, and customer-driven testing.
• Monitor facility activities with daily inspections and complete pre-operational swabbing and quality program records daily.
• Maintain and inspect retain samples for product quality issues.
• Execute environmental monitoring, product testing, chemical testing, and glass inspections for the facility.
• Complete data entry for production results.

• Quality assurance experience, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of GMP and audit processes.

• High school diploma or equivalent;
  Associate’s degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related field preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
• Basic understanding of quality assurance principles and practices.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new procedures and technologies.

The position is based in a manufacturing floor environment where the technician will frequently move between mixing/blending rooms and the production floor. The role requires spending the majority of the shift on their feet, with moderate noise levels. Candidates must be willing and able to lift over 20lbs. The schedule is Monday through Friday day shift. The company offers a close-knit, family-type culture and is located near downtown amenities.

Benefits include holiday pay for six standard holidays and accruable PTO annually.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Eden Prairie, MN.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $24.00/hr.

• 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)

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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