Food QA Technician

AppleOne Employment Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Food Quality Assurance Technician to help ensure food safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance across the production process. This role is suitable for entry-level candidates with relevant education or food industry experience.

Key responsibilities include sampling and testing, GMP/HACCP inspections, record-keeping, problem identification, and collaboration with Production and QA teams to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Food manufacturing experience or science-related coursework preferred.
• Strong communication, math, and critical-thinking skills
• Basic computer and spreadsheet proficiency.
• Excellent attention to detail and reliability
• HACCP or food safety training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform sampling and testing of ingredients and finished products.
• Conduct GMP, HACCP, food safety, quality, and production inspections.
• Maintain accurate QA records, reports, and documentation.
• Identify and communicate food safety and quality concerns.
• Verify product compliance with specifications and quality standards.
• Conduct pre-operational and routine facility inspections.
• Use testing equipment including thermometers, metal detectors, scales, gauges, calipers, pH meters, and ovens.
• Collaborate with Production and QA teams to resolve quality issues.
• Place products on hold when quality or food safety concerns arise.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Math

Critical thinking

Basic computer skills

Spreadsheet proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Thermometers

Metal detectors

Scales

Gauges

Calipers

pH meters

Ovens

Job description

We are hiring a Food Quality Assurance Technician!

A growing food manufacturing company is seeking a Food Quality Assurance Technician to help ensure food safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance throughout the production process. This is an excellent opportunity for entry-level candidates with relevant education or food industry experience.

A growing food manufacturing company is seeking a Food Quality Assurance Technician to help ensure food safety, product quality, and regulatory compliance throughout the production process. This is an excellent opportunity for entry-level candidates with relevant education or food industry experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform sampling and testing of ingredients and finished products.
• Conduct GMP, HACCP, food safety, quality, and production inspections.
• Maintain accurate QA records, reports, and documentation.
• Identify and communicate food safety and quality concerns.
• Verify product compliance with specifications and quality standards.
• Conduct pre-operational and routine facility inspections.
• Use testing equipment including thermometers, metal detectors, scales, gauges, calipers, pH meters, and ovens.
• Collaborate with Production and QA teams to resolve quality issues.
• Place products on hold when quality or food safety concerns arise.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Food manufacturing experience or science-related coursework preferred.
• Strong communication, math, and critical-thinking skills
• Basic computer and spreadsheet proficiency.
• Excellent attention to detail and reliability
• HACCP or food safety training preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, and climb for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures, noise, and humidity.
• Flexibility to work different shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program. https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.