Food Safety / Quality Technician – 1st & 3rd Shift

Surge Staffing; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Surge Staffing is seeking a Food Safety / Quality Technician for 1st and 3rd shifts in Ohio. The role ensures products meet safety and quality requirements and conducts daily quality documentation and audits on the production floor.

The ideal candidate has food safety or healthcare background, strong attention to detail, and the ability to communicate issues promptly. Weekend work and a 3rd shift premium apply.

Qualifications

• Food quality or food safety experience preferred.
• Medical or healthcare field experience may be considered.
• Strong attention to detail required.
• Basic math skills helpful.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to identify quality or food safety issues and communicate concerns promptly.

Responsibilities

• Verify products are safe and meet quality standards.
• Monitor production and ensure GMP adherence.
• Verify product specs and safety standards are followed.
• Complete daily quality paperwork and documentation.
• Communicate deviations to Quality and Food Safety leadership.
• Interact with operators regarding quality requirements.
• Perform product inspections and laboratory work.
• Conduct raw material and inbound inspections.
• Perform SSOP, HACCP, GMP, and SQF monitoring daily.
• Stop production if quality or safety is not met.
• Sample products per customer specs and conduct testing.
• Perform temperature checks and equipment calibrations.
• Test sanitizers (ozone, PAA, Quat, chlorine).
• Inspect products and labels; assist investigations.
• Support CAPA activities and environmental swabbing.
• Monitor ambient/product temperatures and equipment inspections.
• Train employees on quality/safety procedures.

Skills

Food safety experience

Healthcare exposure

Attention to detail

Time management

Organizational skills

Communication of quality issues

Job description

Food Safety / Quality Technician – 1st & 3rd Shift

Job Summary

We are seeking detail-oriented Food Safety / Quality Technicians to help ensure products meet food safety, quality, and customer requirements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position performs quality inspections, food safety monitoring, documentation, testing, and production-floor audits. The ideal candidate will have food quality, food safety, laboratory, healthcare, or medical field experience.

Food quality or medical field experience is preferred. Automotive quality experience is generally not considered for this position because the processes and requirements are significantly different.

Pay & Schedule

• Pay: $20.50 per hour
• 1st Shift: Available
• 3rd Shift: Available
• 3rd Shift Premium: Additional $0.60 per hour
• Weekend work: Required as scheduled

Responsibilities

• Verify that products are safe and meet established quality standards
• Monitor production to ensure employees follow plant GMPs
• Verify product specifications and food safety standards are followed
• Complete required daily paperwork and quality documentation
• Communicate quality or food safety deviations to the appropriate Quality and Food Safety leadership
• Communicate with production operators and supervisors regarding quality and food safety requirements
• Perform product inspections and required laboratory work
• Conduct shipping and receiving inspections, including raw materials, dry goods, trailers, and returns
• Conduct daily SSOP, HACCP, GMP, and SQF monitoring activities
• Stop production or place product on hold when quality or food safety requirements are not being met
• Pull product samples according to customer specifications
• Perform temperature checks and equipment calibrations
• Perform testing and titrations for sanitizers such as ozone, PAA, Quat, and chlorine
• Perform product and label inspections
• Assist with quality and food safety investigations and complete required documentation
• Support corrective and preventive action activities (CAPA)
• Perform environmental swabbing and aseptic techniques as required
• Monitor and document product and ambient temperatures
• Perform pre-operational and operational equipment inspections
• Verify sanitizer and sterilizer effectiveness
• Train other employees on applicable quality and food safety procedures

Qualifications

• Food quality or food safety experience preferred
• Medical or healthcare field experience may be considered
• Automotive quality experience is generally not considered for this position
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic math skills
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to identify quality or food safety issues and communicate concerns promptly

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in variable temperatures ranging from approximately 10°F to 100°F
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds; assistance may be provided as needed
• Ability to work on the production floor for extended periods

Work Environment

• Approximately 90% of the position is spent on the production floor
• Approximately 10% is spent in the office, laboratory, or working on a computer
• Exposure to cold temperatures, wet floors, moving equipment, and industrial noise

Why Apply?

• $20.50/hour starting pay
• Additional $0.60/hour for 3rd shift
• 1st and 3rd shift opportunities
• Gain experience in food safety and quality assurance

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