QC Tech

Job Title:

QC Technician

Job Description

The QC Technician plays a key role in ensuring food safety and product quality by performing laboratory and line testing, monitoring production processes, and maintaining accurate documentation. This position focuses on qualitative and quantitative analysis of in‑process and finished products, calibration of lab and line equipment, and strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and other food safety and quality programs.

Responsibilities

+ Ensure all parameters of food safety and product quality are consistently adhered to and maintained in the laboratory and designated production areas.

+ Calibrate laboratory and production line equipment to ensure accurate and reliable test results.

+ Collect in‑process and finished product samples for standardized qualitative and quantitative testing to verify that products meet specifications.

+ Perform and record product evaluation tests in accordance with HACCP plans, SOPs, and other food safety and quality programs.

+ Accurately document and record all required information in the computer system in compliance with SOPs and company standards.

+ Conduct ATP testing as part of the allergen control program to verify sanitation effectiveness.

+ Perform microbiological testing on products and environmental samples as required.

+ Maintain and organize the retain sample library to ensure proper traceability and retrieval of product samples.

+ Recognize quality deficiencies, initiate appropriate follow‑up actions, and communicate findings to relevant personnel.

+ Identify and isolate product that does not meet established quality and safety standards.

+ Understand and comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety regulations, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

+ Perform QC tasks including product sampling, line monitoring, auditing, laboratory testing, and equipment calibration to ensure compliance with specifications.

+ Hold products that do not meet quality standards and determine appropriate dispositions in accordance with company guidelines.

+ Interpret and apply all information contained within product specification sheets.

+ Maintain thorough knowledge of the quality characteristics and requirements for each product packaged.

+ Conduct laboratory testing procedures such as brix, refractive index, pH, density, sensory evaluations, weights, and moisture testing.

+ Operate laboratory instruments including pH meters, viscosity meters, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GCMS), UV‑visible measurement equipment, and related food science and chemistry testing tools.

+ Support production operations across multiple days and shifts, including weekend coverage as needed to align with production schedules.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in quality control within a food manufacturing or laboratory environment.

+ Hands‑on proficiency with pH meters and other analytical measurement equipment.

+ Ability to perform laboratory testing procedures such as brix, refractive index, pH, density, sensory evaluations, weights, and moisture analysis.

+ Knowledge of food science, chemistry, and basic microbiological testing methods.

+ Understanding of HACCP plans, GMPs, SOPs, and food safety and quality regulations.

+ Ability to conduct ATP testing for allergen control and sanitation verification.

+ Competence in operating laboratory instruments including viscosity meters, gas chromatography systems (GCMS), and UV‑visible measurement equipment.

+ Strong attention to detail and accuracy in sampling, testing, and documentation.

+ Ability to interpret product specification sheets and apply them to daily quality control activities.

+ Capability to identify, isolate, and hold…