Quality Assurance Technician

Walker's Food Products has a rich history of producing high-quality food products with a steadfast commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction. Our operations are rooted in delivering safe, consistent, and innovative food solutions to meet the evolving needs of consumers. As a company that values teamwork, precision, and quality.

This is a full-time on-site role for a Quality Assurance Technician located in Kansas City, KS. The Quality Assurance Technician will perform daily quality control checks, ensure compliance with quality standards, and assist in implementing and maintaining quality management systems. The role involves conducting product calibration tests, documenting compliance, analyzing data, and supporting continuous improvement processes to ensure products consistently meet company and regulatory requirements.

Under general direction, plan and organize the daily activities of the assigned area.

• Follow through on set processes and procedures to ensure compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP), food safety, FDA, and USDA requirements.
• Ensure that the work descriptions are followed.
• Responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting qualitative and quantitative results of products, including alerting to out-of-compliance results.
• Assist in administering the Company’s quality program, which may include Sensory evaluation, maintaining the sample retention library, internal audits, customer complaints, conducting environmental sampling, label review, among others.
• Participate in raw materials and finished goods hold/release.
• Maintain production records, including storage and organization.
• Identify unsafe conditions/behaviors and take action to resolve.
• Perform post-cleaning and sanitation inspections.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Minimum of four years of work experience in the food industry, preferably in quality. ( Bachelor’s degree or an Associate in Science in food science preferred)

Knowledge of food safety industry practices and standards.

• Knowledge of computer applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Able to adjust the schedule as needed. Work hours between 6:30 am and the end of production, Monday to Thursday. Friday as needed.
• Lifting and bending as needed. Exposure to a cool/cold environment. Standing-Walking continuously.