Mid QA Technician B2

Kln-Family-Brands; Perham (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program discounts

PTO – 104 hours first year

7 paid holidays

KLN Clinic – free doctor visits & 300+

Tuition assistance

Profit-sharing eligibility

Job summary

KLN Family Brands in Perham, MN is hiring a Mid Shift Quality Control Technician for the 2:40pm–11:00pm shift. You will analyze process controls and finished products to ensure conformance to specs and monitor production for food safety and quality improvements.

Responsibilities include in-process controls, quality checks, communicating test results to production, documenting tests, collecting retain samples, placing non-conforming product on hold, and performing ATP and allergen testing.

Qualifications

• Experience or training of 1 month or more in a relevant role.
• Self-motivated and reliable.
• Ability to follow procedures and memorize sequences.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs.
• Comfort with teamwork.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record in-process controls.
• Perform in-process and finished product quality checks.
• Monitor production practices for optimum production.
• Communicate quality test results to appropriate departments.
• Complete documentation in the spec book.
• Collect product retain samples.
• Place non-conforming product on hold.
• Perform ATP and allergen testing.

Skills

Lift 80 lbs

Basic computer skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Learning procedures

Manufacturing/quality knowledge

Job description

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Full Time Kenny's Candy & Confections, Perham, MN, US

Quality Control Technician Mid Shift – Kenny's Candy & Confections

Hours: 2:40pm - 11:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Compensation:

• All in hourly compensation: $22.71/hr
  • Base Pay: $20.27/hr
  • Sign on Bonus: $1.22/hr worked
  • 6% Shift Differential for Mid Shift: $1.22/hr
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

What We Are Looking For

We’re now hiring a Mid Shift Machine Operator to analyze process controls and finished products for conformance to specifications and to monitor aspects of production processes to ensure continuous food safety and quality improvement.

Monitor and record in-process controls

Perform in-process and finished product quality checks

Monitor production practices to assure optimum production

Communicate with appropriate production departments on quality test results

Complete documentation for all monitoring and tests performed in the spec book

Collect product retain samples

Place non-conforming product on hold

Perform ATP and allergen testing

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience or training up to 1 month or more
• Self-motivated
• Learning, memorizing, and executing a sequence of procedures
• Willing to work well with others
• Ability to lift up to 80lbs
• Firm grasp of manufacturing and quality process
• Basic computer skills
• Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly
• 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions
• Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors
• Tuition Assistance

*All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer*