BRD Quality Assurance Tech shifts available

Barrett Petfood; Long Lake Township (MN); On-site; USD 61,606,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Seven holidays

Employee discounts

Complimentary pet food

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

Barrett Petfood in Brainerd, MN is seeking a Full Time Quality Technician to uphold our Safety and Quality standards across the production process, from ingredients to finished product. This onsite role partners with a dynamic team to deliver reliable, customer‑centric results.

You will conduct checks, take samples, test basic properties, document findings, monitor processes, and enforce GMP, HACCP and allergen controls while maintaining accurate records and supporting sanitation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail is essential for inspections and documentation.
• Strong organizational skills to manage samples and records.
• Proficiency with computer systems and data entry.
• Basic mathematical skills for measurements and calculations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct checks throughout production from ingredients to final product.
• Take samples, test properties, and record results.
• Monitor production methods and enforce safety and quality standards.
• Teach and uphold sanitation, GMPs, HACCP, and allergen controls.
• Maintain departmental documentation and reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Computer Skills

Mathematical skills

Job description

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Great careers start with great benefits!

Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

Join Barrett Petfood as a Full Time Quality Technician in Brainerd, MN, where innovation meets passion for pet nutrition. Here, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring Quality Control processes that uphold our commitment to excellence. Our onsite position allows you to collaborate directly with a dynamic team that prioritizes customer-centricity. With competitive pay ranging from $21.50 to $25.00 per hour. Embrace the challenge of problem-solving in a high-performance culture that fosters creativity and integrity.

SHIFTS AVAILABLE MON - FRI:

2ND SHIFT Mon -Fri 2PM - 1030PM (+$1.50 shift differential)

4TH SHIFT Fri-Sun 6AM-6PM (+$4/HR shift differential)

Day to day as a Quality Technician

As a Full Time Quality Technician at Barrett Petfood, you will be at the forefront of our commitment to Safety and Quality Control. This role entails conducting comprehensive checks throughout the entire production process, from the inspection of raw ingredients and materials to the final product. You'll actively monitor production methods and practices, ensuring that every step aligns with our rigorous safety protocols and quality standards. Your keen eye for detail and problem-solving abilities will be vital in maintaining our high-performance culture, while also ensuring that our products meet the expectations of our customer‑centric mission.

• Ensures and verifies that all plant departments and employees are adhering to the quality standards and guidelines of the company.
• Takes samples, tests, records, and reports on basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of ingredients, formulations, packaging, and other associated material, leading to their acceptance, approval, or disposition.
• Actively monitors, teaches, and enforces plant sanitation policies, GMP's, HACCP, and methods for allergen control
• Prepares, maintains, monitors, and tracks plant documentation
• Monitor the departmental efficiency, testing and approval times, yields, scrap loss, and other key indicators
• Teaches, instructs, and leads plant employees in issues regarding sanitation
• Accurately prepares and maintains all departmental forms and documents. Monitors the completion of paperwork by other departments, emphasizing optimum record keeping within all plant areas.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, reach, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, and perform other physical activities required in a manufacturing environment.
• Climb and descend stairs and ladders safely and routinely, including accessing elevated work areas and equipment.
• Ability to safely operate or work from a scissor lift to access elevated equipment and production areas for inspection, verification, and environmental or sanitation sampling
• Maintain balance and stability while working on elevated platforms, stairs, ladders, and uneven or wet surfaces, as applicable.
• Work in varying environmental conditions, including areas that may be hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, or subject to temperature fluctuations.

By adhering to sanitation procedures, you will help create an environment that prioritizes both safety and quality, contributing significantly to the overall success of our manufacturing operations.

Knowledge and skills required for the position are:

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Computer Skills

Mathematical skills

If you think this job is a fit for what you are looking for, great! We're excited to meet you!

NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees.

In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a
consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a
consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain
information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode
of living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sources
such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information
about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle
records, education or employment history or other background checks.
You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.