Food QA Lead — On‑Floor Quality & Compliance

TekPro; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance resources

Job summary

TekPro is partnering with a contract manufacturer to hire a QA Supervisor for its Elgin, IL operation. This role leads QA inspectors and lab technicians on the production floor, ensuring testing, documentation, and corrective actions align with GMPs and food-safety standards. First shift, roughly 6:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with occasional Saturdays. Competitive base salary ($80,000–$90,000) plus benefits including medical, dental, and vision, company-paid life and disability

Qualifications

• Quality assurance experience in food manufacturing or closely related regulated production environments.
• Experience supervising quality technicians, inspectors, or lab personnel.
• Working knowledge of GMPs, food safety, product disposition, and corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, and supervise QA inspectors and lab technicians, setting expectations for testing, documentation, and follow-through.
• Oversee daily laboratory, testing, and audit activities across the facility.
• Manage product holds, out-of-specification material, and positive-release documentation.
• Support GMP, sanitation, environmental monitoring, and food safety programs.
• Partner with Operations and Sanitation to resolve production-floor quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Support customer complaint investigations, plant audits, and inspections.
• Maintain specifications, QA records, and internal quality documentation.
• Support production start-ups, test runs, and special projects.

Skills

QA experience on floor

Supervising quality staff

GMPs knowledge

Food safety practices

Quality decision making on floor

Documentation habits

English/Spanish communication

Job description

TekPro is partnering with a contract manufacturer to hire a QA Supervisor for its Elgin, IL operation. This role leads QA inspectors and lab technicians on the production floor, ensuring testing, documentation, and corrective actions align with GMPs and food-safety standards. First shift, roughly 6:00 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with occasional Saturdays. Competitive base salary ($80,000–$90,000) plus benefits including medical, dental, and vision, company-paid life and disability