Night QA Technician - Food Quality & Compliance

Post Holdings, Inc.; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Post Holdings, Inc. in Elizabeth, NJ, is seeking a quality technician to ensure ingredients, packaging, and finished products meet specifications and safety standards. The role emphasizes laboratory testing, SOP maintenance, and cross-department communication to drive consistent quality.

You will participate in safety meetings, support HACCP audits, and help troubleshoot production line setups while maintaining GMPs and environmental controls. NJ location with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• One-year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Must be able to work independently and in teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Basic proficiency using MS Office for data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and communicate effectively.
• Ability to operate specific equipment or tools.

Responsibilities

• Attend and actively participate in safety meetings and trainings.
• Ensure regulatory compliance.
• Perform periodic in-process quality checks: lab testing, coding, weight, labeling, temperature, etc.
• Inspect and sample incoming ingredients for internal lab testing.
• Draft, revise, and maintain plant standard operating procedures.
• Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, HACCP audits and label audits.
• Verify proper setup of production lines at start-up and shift change.
• Review sanitary conditions and verify surface cleanliness; perform ATP and swab tests.
• Communicate quality issues across departments and assist in root cause analysis.
• Assist in investigations in response to customer concerns or other quality deviations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Written and verbal communication

Data interpretation

Procedural writing

Problem solving

Education

One-year certificate from college or technical school

Equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience

Fluency in a language other than English (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Post Holdings, Inc. in Elizabeth, NJ, is seeking a quality technician to ensure ingredients, packaging, and finished products meet specifications and safety standards. The role emphasizes laboratory testing, SOP maintenance, and cross-department communication to drive consistent quality.

You will participate in safety meetings, support HACCP audits, and help troubleshoot production line setups while maintaining GMPs and environmental controls. NJ location with growth opportunities.