Ingredient Control Tech - Direct Hire

Doherty; Cold Spring (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Bonuses: Monthly performance-based

Employee Assistance Program

Life and Disability Insurance

Free uniforms

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Doherty Staffing Solutions is hiring an Ingredient Control Technician for a leading beverage packaging company in Cold Spring, MN. The role is a direct-hire, night shift (5:45 pm – 6:00 am) with a 2-2-3 rotation and $19-$21.50 per hour, paid biweekly.

You'll monitor production, verify results, and collaborate across departments to troubleshoot inventory variances and related issues. Strong warehouse knowledge and forklift familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of warehouse/forklift experience preferred, but not required.
• Extended standing on hard surfaces.
• Good understanding of inventory control.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds with or without accommodations.
• Willingness to work around noise, dust, and variable temperatures; use of chemical production.
• Proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Office (Excel/Word), and customer portals.
• Experience in a warehouse environment including forklift operation and computers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production across all lines and verify numbers upon completion.
• Coordinate with Shipping and Production on training and troubleshooting inventory variances.
• Perform regular inventory counts of raw materials and finished goods.
• Address discrepancies by verifying clerical computations against physical counts.

Skills

Inventory management

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Forklift operation

Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

MS Office

Customer portals

Job description

Job Title: Ingredient Control Technician

Location: Cold Spring, MN

Compensation: $19-$21.50 per hour - paid biweekly

Schedule: Nights : 545 pm - 6 am rotating 2-2-3 schedule

Job Type: Direct Hire

About the Opportunity

Doherty Staffing Solutions is hiring Ingredient Control Tech's for a leading beverage packaging company located in Cold Spring, MN. If you're looking for a fast-paced role with consistent hours and full-time benefits, this job could be a great fit.

What You’ll Do:

• Monitor Customer scheduled production across all production lines
• Verify production numbers on all runs upon completion
• Work cross-departmentally to troubleshoot issues with inventory variances, deficiencies, and other issues
• Correspond with Shipping and Production teams regarding ongoing training, troubleshooting issues, and other updates as needed
• Coordinate and perform regular inventory count of raw materials and finished goods as required by customers and company
• Verify clerical computations against physical count of product and adjusts errors in computation or count or investigates and reports reasons for discrepancies
• Evaluate and address issues with finished goods LPN’s that come off the line during Production runs
• Resolve issues and elevate issues to System Administrator for resolution as needed
• Assist Production with Variance reporting of Finished Goods and Raw Materials as needed
• Troubleshoot issues requiring additional consumption for Finished Goods creation

What You Need to Bring:

• 3+ years of warehouse/forklift experience is preferred, but not required
• Extended standing on hard surfaces
• Good understanding of inventory control
• Regular bending, stooping and lifting up to 60 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations
• Willingness to work around noise, dust, variable temperatures and use of chemical production
• Knowledge working in Outlook, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and use of customer portals
• Knowledge of warehouse environment, including operation of forklifts and computers
• Ability to communicate with all levels of employees, vendors, customers and visitors

Why Join?

Our Customer offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance: Competitive medical, HSA, and FSA plans, dental, and vision coverage options for you and your family. Coverage begins on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment.
• Paid Time Off: Paid Time off and paid holidays to ensure work-life balance.
• Retirement Savings: 401 (k) with company match to help you plan for the future, beginning 1st of the month following 6 months of employment.
• Bonuses: Monthly performance-based bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program: Support services for personal, work, and life challenges.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Life insurance, AD&D insurance, and short and long-term disability coverage.
• Free uniforms
• Referral Bonuses