Food Safety & Quality Technician I (3rd Shift)

Best Maid Cookie Company; York (York County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Maid Cookie Company is seeking a Technician I, Food Safety & Quality for the 3rd shift in York, PA to support product quality and safety across packaging, ingredients, and finished goods. You will perform QA walks, monitor GMPs, and assist with CCP/preventive control testing to ensure compliance with company standards.

The role requires a degree or equivalent experience, HACCP/PCQI familiarity, and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Basic knowledge of general food safety programs and policies including government regulations.
• HACCP and PCQI certified or willing to become certified.
• Basic analytical testing knowledge.
• Ability to read and understand plant SOPs, work instructions, GMPs, and safety instructions.
• Operational knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office applications.
• Basic problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to organize, manage multiple priorities, and maintain high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work varied shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily QA walk-throughs; verify GMPs are followed.
• Monitor plant operations to ensure sanitary operational procedures are followed according to GMPs.
• Perform pre-operational inspections, monitoring for food safety and quality.
• Initiate and complete the hold process for non-conforming product, raw materials, and other materials as required; follow up and complete disposition when determined.
• Verify batch formulas and product labels ensuring activities are complete and meet specifications.
• Monitor and verify CCPs/preventive controls as required.
• Perform equipment calibration as assigned.
• Perform environmental swabbing for bacteria and pathogens; prepare, document, and send swabs to third-party lab as required.
• Perform environmental and finished product testing for allergens.
• Collect finished product samples.
• Identify and report food safety issues and assist in conducting investigations into food safety issues, foreign material findings, and customer complaints.
• Review production records for completion and compliance with good documentation practices.
• Execute and maintain the document and photo retention process.
• Serve as a resource to production employees for product quality, food safety, and regulatory issues.
• Attend shift change meetings to ensure information and any issues are communicated across shifts.
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

GMP procedures

Analytical testing

Reading SOPs & GMPs

Office software

Problem solving

Teamwork

Shift flexibility

Education

Associate's/Bachelor's degree or equivalent

HACCP & PCQI certification (or willingness)

Tools

Scales

Thermometers

Metal detectors

Calculators

Gauges

Calipers

Rulers

Ovens

Job description

Best Maid Cookie Company is seeking a Technician I, Food Safety & Quality for the 3rd shift in York, PA to support product quality and safety across packaging, ingredients, and finished goods. You will perform QA walks, monitor GMPs, and assist with CCP/preventive control testing to ensure compliance with company standards.

The role requires a degree or equivalent experience, HACCP/PCQI familiarity, and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.