1st Shift QA Technician

Mom's Meals; Jackson, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mom’s Meals in North Jackson, OH, is seeking a 1st Shift Quality Assurance Technician to uphold food safety and GMP standards in our prep kitchen and blast chill environments, ensuring compliant production. You will perform CCP checks, document CCP records, conduct pre-operational inspections, and manage environmental and surface sampling to protect product quality.

This on-site role requires attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced facility, with a

Qualifications

• Demonstrate effective food safety knowledge (HACCP, allergens, sanitation, GMPs).
• Passion for accuracy.
• Excellent communicative skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform CCP checks that include cooking and cooling product temperatures.
• Accurately complete all required documentation including CCP records.
• Handle Pre-operational inspections.
• Perform environmental and food contact surface sampling.
• Confirm accuracy checks on thermometers.
• Perform dish inspections for cleanliness.
• Follow strict GMP inspections.
• Perform chemical titrations.
• Authority to stop the kitchen from running if the process is causing a food safety concern.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

HACCP

Allergens

Sanitation

GMPs

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Mom’s Meals, a leading national provider of refrigerated home-delivered meals, is looking for experienced, detail-oriented individuals to join our team as a 1st Shift Quality Assurance Technician. The Quality Assurance team supports food safety and GMP regulations within our prep kitchen and blast chill environments. Quality Assurance Technicians are expected to hold themselves to a high level of quality, accuracy, and food safety guidelines.

Location : 134 S Bailey Road, North Jackson, OH 44451

Schedule : Monday-Thursday from 7:00am-4:00pm

To be considered, candidates must be located in North Jackson, OH or the surrounding area. Candidates outside this area will not be considered for employment at this time. If you are not local but have plans to relocate to the area, please indicate this on your application.

Offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug screen and background check, where permitted by law.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

• Perform CCP checks that include cooking and cooling product temperatures
• Accurately complete all required documentation including CCP records
• Handle Pre-operational inspections
• Perform environmental and food contact surface sampling
• Confirm accuracy checks on thermometers
• Perform dish inspections for cleanliness
• Follow strict GMP inspections
• Perform chemical titrations
• Authority to stop the kitchen from running if the process is causing a food safety concern

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate effective Food Safety knowledge (HACCP, allergens, sanitation, GMPs)
• Passion for accuracy
• Excellent communicative skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 1 year of previous food quality related experience

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
• Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to perform repetitive movements
• Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Job Category: Kitchen – Quality & Technical Services

Job Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift

Location Type: On-site