2nd Shift Quality Assurance Technician

Urban Farmer; Manteno (IL); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Urban Farmer in Illinois is seeking a dedicated QA specialist to test food products, ingredients, and production lines, ensuring prompt communication of any issues to compliance and quality standards. You will lead QA tasks across bakery operations, conduct routine checks, calibrate instruments, verify shelf life, and support allergen/gluten testing during sanitation cycles and line changes.

The role emphasizes self-motivation, leadership, and teamwork to uphold quality and safety across all

Qualifications

• Must be self-motivated with strong leadership and team collaboration.
• Experience with bakery line operation and QA tasks on multiple lines.
• Ability to perform gluten testing, Pre-Op inspections, and allergen testing post sanitation.
• Willingness to work varied shifts including weekends as needed.

Responsabilités

• Ensure all products are food safe and quality ready for customers.
• Monitor routine Quality & Food Safety checks and log results.
• Perform QA tasks across bakery lines at required frequencies.
• Conduct daily instrument testing and equipment calibration.
• Pull product retains for shelf life analysis.
• Perform sensory and allergen-related analyses as needed.
• Maintain 90% floor QA testing and 10% office paperwork.
• Prepare shift reports and communicate issues to QA team.

Connaissances

Food QA

Bakery Line Ops

Quality Checks

Leadership

Team Player

Description du poste

This role performs testing on food products, ingredients, and production lines ensuring prompt communication

of any concerns with other departments regarding compliance to Quality Standards. This individual must be

self-motivated, have strong leadership skills and work well in a Team setting. Additional skills and tasks

required to become higher levels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Ensure that all products are food safe & quality ready for all customers.
• 2. Continuously monitors and conducts routine Quality & Food Safety checks for defects and logs results.
  • a. Level I – Proficient in Bakery Line Operation and ability to handle all QA tasks on the required frequencies for 2 or more lines consistently in the Baking Operation
  • b. Level II – Proficient in Bakery and Topping Line Operation with the ability to handle all QA tasks on the required frequencies for 3 or more lines consistently in the Baking Operation
  • c. Level III - Proficient in Bakery and Topping Line Operation with the ability to handle 5 or more lines* consistently in the Baking Operation or Topping plus select Baking lines as needed.
• 3. Inspects packaging, labels, date codes, shelf life, and performs tests on incoming ingredients and/or
  • a. Level I – Physical product testing (weights & measures)
  • b. Level II – In addition to Level I, must be able to conduct product gluten testing, Pre-Op inspections on assigned lines in Bakery or Topping during scheduled shift and complete required allergen testing post sanitation.
  • c. Level III - In addition to Levels I & II, must be able to conduct Pre-Op inspections on a scheduled rotation on weekends for all lines in Bakery and Topping as necessary for the operation including OT hours, and complete allergen testing post sanitation.
• 4. Conducts daily instrument testing and the tools for up-keep and standardization/calibration of equipment
• 6. Pulls product retains from lines as needed for Shelf Life and other analysis programs (sensory,
• 7. 90% Quality floor testing and 10% paperwork in office.
• 8. QA Levels II or III will be trained to provide shift reports and internal communication in the event a