2nd Shift Quality Assurance Technician

Bimbo QSR Chicago LLC; Zanesville (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo QSR Chicago LLC is seeking a Quality Control Associate for 2nd shift to ensure documentation and processes meet Safe, Food Safe, and Quality standards on the bakery floor.

You will verify quality checks, test product attributes, monitor critical control points, and report daily shift results while collaborating with QA, Operations, and production teams. Rigid adherence to GMPs and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or 6 months related experience.
• Knowledge of product quality testing procedures.
• Understanding of GMPs, Food Safety, and Troubleshooting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Verify that quality check documentation is performed by associates during production.
• Select products for testing at specified stages in production and test for attributes to ensure specifications.
• Ensure proper critical control points, preventive controls, and quality inspections meet the standard.
• Conduct regular daily product quality scoring and document results.
• Communicate with management to address quality issues/concerns on and off the production floor.
• Prepare a summary report of the daily shift documenting issues and scores.
• Assist with ingredients and/or product placed on hold and support operations as needed.
• Typical shifts include 8-hour workdays, 5–6 days per week; may include 12-hour days when needed.

Skills

Quality control procedures

GMPs & Food Safety

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma / GED

Job description

Responsible to ensure all quality control processes are in place, actively documented, and utilized on specified shift. Communicating and engaging with Quality Leadership and Operations to ensure bakery stays productive in a Safe, Food Safe, and Quality manner.

Work Schedule:

2nd shift schedule, working 8-hour shifts, including holidays and weekends. More detail regarding shift times will be provided to qualified candidates upon phone screens.

ll. Duties and Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities

• Verifies that quality check documentation is being performed by necessary associates regularly during production. -25%
• Select products for testing at specified stages in production process, and test for variety of variable attributes such as weight, dimension, color, and irregularities to ensure product meets specifications. Support new product development. – 25%
• Ensure proper critical control points, preventive controls, and quality inspections meet the standard. – 15%
• Conduct regular daily product quality scoring and document results. – 15%
• Communicates with appropriate management team member to address quality issues/concerns within and outside of the production floor. – 15%
• Prepares a summary report of the daily shift, documenting quality issues, product scoring, outside issues.
• Assists with ingredients and/or product placed on hold. Supports Operation Team when needed – 5%
• Typical shifts include 8-hour workdays, 5 – 6 days per week depending upon production needs. Can be required to work a 12-hour day due to shortage within the department.

Decision Making Authority

• Immediately notify supervision regarding product quality and food safety issues.
• Revaluate findings to identify root cause and ensure changes have resolved the problem.
• Follow up on any inconsistencies in paperwork or processes.

Key Relationships

• Position will interact with all bakery departments – Production, Maintenance, QA, Sanitation, Corporate QA, Silliker, Transportation, and R&D.
• Generate ideas and implement ways to create daily production summary with quality issues and specific gathered data.
• Generate and implement identified areas to improve quality checks and documenting progress
• Generate ideas/develop/design/implement/support changes to the process to meet specifications of production.

III. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Certification:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience:

• Knowledge of product quality testing procedures
• Understanding of GMP’s, Food Safety, and Troubleshooting

Knowledge/Qualifications and Skill:

• Must have excellent communication skills/verbal and written.