3rd Shift Quality Assurance Technician

UrbanFarmer LLC.; Manteno (IL); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

UrbanFarmer LLC. in Manteno, IL is seeking a 3rd Shift Quality Assurance Technician to test food products, ingredients, and production lines.

The role emphasizes timely communication of concerns to ensure compliance with Quality Standards and requires self-motivation and teamwork. Responsibilities include daily QA checks, packaging and label inspections, ingredient testing, instrument calibration, and contributing to shelf-life analyses.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all products are food safe and quality ready for customers.
• Monitor and conduct routine Quality & Food Safety checks; log results.
• Level I–III QA tasks across Bakery lines; manage multiple lines.
• Inspect packaging, labels, date codes, shelf life; test ingredients.
• Daily instrument testing and calibration of equipment.
• Pull retains for Shelf Life and other analysis programs.
• 90% quality floor testing; 10% office paperwork.
• Levels II/III trained to provide shift reports and internal updates.

Job description

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3rd Shift Quality Assurance Technician

Full Time Manteno, IL, US

7 days ago Requisition ID: 1334

Salary Range: $20.00 To $23.74 Annually

JOB SUMMARY:

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