Food Quality & Safety QA Technician

Handsome Brook Farm; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Handsome Brook Farm is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to perform periodic product checks, swabbing and temperature monitoring, and calibration across the shift to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards. The role supports calibration programs and quality assurance throughout production.

You will monitor process control points, document and report issues for corrective actions, verify finished products, observe GMPs, collect in-process samples, and participate in monthly

Qualifications

• Must comply with USDA and FDA regulations.
• Must have prior QA experience, preferably in food processing.
• Strong understanding of food safety and proper handling and storage.
• Ability to communicate quality deficiencies and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Monitor key process control points before, during and after production operations.
• Calibrates production scales according to the facility’s Calibration Program.
• Performs process monitoring and verification checks on Work-In-Process and finished products.
• Verifies the facility’s environment such as temperature throughout the production facility.
• Observes employee practices, documents and coaches good manufacturing practices.
• Performs filling and packaging verification checks.
• Collects samples of in-process intermediates for testing.
• Completes Hold Tags and Cooling Tags to isolate non-conforming products.
• Participates in daily product review of key sensory attributes of finished products.
• Attends monthly Safety / Food Safety trainings and other trainings as assigned.

Skills

QA experience

Food safety knowledge

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Pack equipment familiarity

Calibration procedures

Job description

Handsome Brook Farm is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to perform periodic product checks, swabbing and temperature monitoring, and calibration across the shift to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards. The role supports calibration programs and quality assurance throughout production.

You will monitor process control points, document and report issues for corrective actions, verify finished products, observe GMPs, collect in-process samples, and participate in monthly