Food Quality Assurance Technician

Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Food Quality Assurance Technician for a contract-to-hire opportunity with one of our clients, a leading organic snack brand in Portland, OR. If you’re passionate about bringing the latest scientific discoveries to life and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.

Position Title: Food Quality Assurance Technician

Position Type: Contract-to-hire

Workplace: Onsite in Portland, OR

Pay rate: $24.65 per hour

• As a member of the Quality and Production Teams, Quality Assurance (QA) Technicians are responsible to ensure materials, processes, and final product meet quality specifications, and for supporting and maintaining quality systems and standards.
• All team members take an active role in the areas of Safety, Quality and Productivity.
• Operate in work groups and monitor processes within an assigned area of responsibility.
• Collect and analyze sample data to ensure product conformance and process control.
• Monitor customer specifications to ensure proper moisture, weight, color and dimension of products produced.
• Monitor Preventative Controls and reports non-conformance to management; may assist with corrective actions.
• Monitor and provide guidance to production employees to ensure sanitation requirements are met during production.
• Initiate food safety and quality hold procedures, including communication and required record-keeping.
• Conduct regular plant food safety and security audits, and reports non-conformance.
• Act as auditor and verifier of daily quality tasks throughout the processing area.
• Monitor production employees to ensure GMP compliance and reports violations.
• Participate in sensory panels.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking, communication, and team skills are essential for success in this position.
• Ability to use and navigate Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of basic mathematical calculations, reading numbers and symbols, and record keeping.
• Ability to manage time effectively, plan, and organize work efficiently.
• Ability to maintain focus and attention to detail, consistently.
• Ability to follow established SOPs.
• Ability and willingness to learn and apply company standards including, but not limited to lock-out/tag-out, safety practices, GMPs, SOPs, employee handbook, etc.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to stand for 95-100% of shift, sometimes up to 12 hours.
• Able to work in environment containing nuts, peanuts, dairy, grains and other allergens.
• Must have the ability to perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
• Must be available for all shifts, nights, weekends, some holidays, occasional overtime, if necessary.