Hands-On Food Safety & QA Inspector

Shyft6; Fall River (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Shyft6 in Fall River, Massachusetts is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance role focused on ensuring products meet high safety and quality standards. You will perform inspections, testing, and collaborate with production teams to drive improvements.

The position involves routine observations, data collection, and documentation across daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, with emphasis on adherence to food safety protocols and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in food handling, food manufacturing, or a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Customer service experience is welcomed and considered a plus.
• Candidates with a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply, even if they do not meet every preferred qualification.

Responsibilities

• Routinely observes production activities to assure consistency and conformance to standards, and provides improvement suggestions.
• Assists in the effective completion and documentation of daily, weekly, and monthly scheduled tasks as required.
• Notifies senior team members when non-conformances are noted, assists with scheduling product evaluations, and assuring proper documentation.
• Assists Quality Management with verification and validation by collecting the required data.
• Perform required finished product testing and the effective completion of documentation and data entry.
• Maintain the condition of the food supplies required for daily operation.
• Organize finished product retains Conduct Food Safety Inspections in the production environment (i.e. inter-batch cleaning).
• Execute visual chemistry tests on raw materials, water sources, in-process samples, environmental samples and finished products.
• May be responsible for performing auditing for batch adherence and label and code quality.
• Tracking, verification and data entry of raw material specification and COAs.
• Informs the team of raw material issues.
• Operate, maintain and calibrate laboratory instruments as required Ensure compliance of incoming labels and packaging.
• May complete FSQ related production records to assure conformance to requirements.
• Inspect finished product for food safety hazards including foreign material. Filing QA documentation as requested.
• Other duties with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

Shyft6 in Fall River, Massachusetts is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance role focused on ensuring products meet high safety and quality standards. You will perform inspections, testing, and collaborate with production teams to drive improvements.

The position involves routine observations, data collection, and documentation across daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, with emphasis on adherence to food safety protocols and continuous process improvement.