Night Shift FSQA Technician: Quality & Compliance

Great Lakes Cheese, Inc; Manchester (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Technician to support the overall Food Safety Plan through monitoring, record reviews and inspections in a lab and production environment.

You will perform verification inspections, environmental monitoring swabs, temperature checks, label reviews, data entry, and ensure GMP and Safe Quality Food program compliance. This role requires accuracy and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• High School Degree or equivalent required.
• Associate’s degree in Food Science or related field preferred.
• HACCP Certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct verification inspections for post sanitation and pre-operation cleans.
• Conduct pre-operational and environmental monitoring swabs.
• Conduct plating of environmental monitoring swabs.
• Monitor room, cooler and incubator temperatures.
• Conduct routine testing and monitoring of product and packaging attributes to established specifications.
• Review labels and retain product; perform real time review of production records.
• Perform daily line inspections and routine data entry.
• Adhere to GMP/SSOP/Safe Quality Food Program policies and procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Degree

Associate’s degree in Food Science or related field

HACCP Certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Technician to support the overall Food Safety Plan through monitoring, record reviews and inspections in a lab and production environment.

You will perform verification inspections, environmental monitoring swabs, temperature checks, label reviews, data entry, and ensure GMP and Safe Quality Food program compliance. This role requires accuracy and cross‑functional collaboration.