Packer/QA Tech - Weekend Day

Utz Quality Foods, LLC; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Employer match 401k

Profit sharing plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods, LLC is hiring Packers/Quality Assurance Technicians for our High Street facility in Hanover, PA. This full-time role features a weekend night shift (Friday through Sunday, 5:55 AM to 5:55 PM) with competitive pay and a robust benefits package.

You will participate in QA testing and packaging operations while ensuring product quality and safety. Join a long-standing snack food leader and contribute to a team that values quality, safety, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with QA testing and product sampling procedures.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to safety and GMP/OSHA standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect packaged items and report defects to shift supervisor.
• Verify codes, dates, and prices on products.
• Ensure proper seals and packaging quality.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary workspace per GMP/OSHA.
• Assist as backup QA Technician as needed.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Teamwork

Safety consciousness

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

QA testing equipment

Job description

Are you ready to join a company with a long-standing tradition of quality, innovation, and community pride? Utz Quality Foods, a leader in the snack food industry, is growing, and we're looking for dedicated, hands-on Packers/ Quality Assurance Techs to join our team at our High Street facility in Hanover, PA. This full-time opportunity offers a consistent weekend nightshift schedule (Friday through Sunday, 5:55 AM to 5:55 PM), along with competitive pay, benefits, and the chance to work in a team-oriented environment where your contribution matters.

Responsibilities

• Inspects packaged items and alerts machine operator or shift supervisor of any defects.
• Verifies code, dates, and price.
• Examines package for proper seal.
• Reports any and all conditions that could lead to contaminated product.
• Packs product into cartons, cans and specialty containers and places them onto skids/conveyors.
• Prepares items for production (cans/labels/trays/rework items).
• Maintains an organized and sanitary work environment at all times following OSHA, FDA and Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
• Assists as back-up Quality Assurance Technician as needed.

Requirements

• Learn routine quality assurance testing; product sample collection; physical property testing; sensory evaluation; and various lab techniques to support and assist as needed.
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.
• Works in a safe manner at all times and communicates any safety issues to supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more.

• medical plans
• dental plans
• vision plans
• employer match 401k
• profit sharing plan
• employee stock purchase plan
• much more

Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

As part of our obligations, we have developed an Aff… plan for Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans, as specified by law. This AAP is available for inspection by applicants and our employees in the Human Resources Office during normal business hours.