Labeling & Quality Assurance Specialist

Thistle; Burlington (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Thistle in Burlington, NJ is seeking a Label Specialist to ensure product quality and accuracy on the production line. You will review, edit, and print labels, manage documentation, and serve as the primary contact for label-related initiatives.

Collaborate with QA, R&D, and operations to update templates, verify nutrition and allergen information, and maintain labeling equipment. This role blends hands-on labeling with process control and cross-department teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Label Management: Review, edit, and print labels to ensure all labeling tasks are completed on schedule.
• Quality Control: Collaborate with Inventory Specialists and Culinary R&D to finalize labels, obtain necessary approvals, and post updates to the appropriate channels via Slack.
• Label Organization: Receive and organize all labels and ink, serving as the primary contact for label-related initiatives and inquiries.
• Label Verification: Create and maintain a Label Verification binder, ensuring all verification sheets (72 sheets, 12 sheets per tab, 2 sheets per meal code) are completed accurately.
• Label Creation: Develop labels for soups and jar salads in accordance with guidelines provided by Culinary R&D and the handoff trackers. Coordinate pre-labeling with plate leads for jar salads.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Collaborate with Sales Operations to create and print juice labels, and coordinate with R&D, QA, and engineers to update label templates with necessary information, including allergens, quotes, and nutritional facts.
• Printer and Labeler Management: Oversee the maintenance and replacement of printer components, collaborating with Procurement to ensure the timely acquisition of parts. Partner with operations teams to manage and maintain auto-labelers, ensuring functionality aligns with production needs and quality standards. Drive operational efficiency through proactive monitoring and resolution of printer and labeler-related issues.
• Documentation Oversight: Regularly review and update documentation related to nutrition, ensuring label verification sheets are properly completed, and accompany labeled containers to the plate.
• Operate and Troubleshoot Automated Labeling Tools: Provide hands-on work to operate the labeling equipment, train and support other users, and troubleshoot common issues with the labeling machine(s) settings.
• Systems Troubleshooting: Understand the various digital systems used for printing labels to effectively troubleshoot issues with spreadsheets, imported spreadsheets, and vendor software systems.
• Participate in manual or automated labeling as required by the business flow.
• Other duties as required.

Job description

Thistle in Burlington, NJ is seeking a Label Specialist to ensure product quality and accuracy on the production line. You will review, edit, and print labels, manage documentation, and serve as the primary contact for label-related initiatives.

Collaborate with QA, R&D, and operations to update templates, verify nutrition and allergen information, and maintain labeling equipment. This role blends hands-on labeling with process control and cross-department teamwork.