QA Holds Inspector - Food Quality & Safety (First Shift)

Steuben Foods Inc.; Billington Heights (NY); On-site; USD 56,162,000 - 59,138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Employer-funded retirement plan

Job summary

Steuben Foods in Elma, NY seeks a QA Production Holds Inspector to inspect, sort, and review finished products held for quality evaluation, ensuring food safety and accurate documentation.

The role involves prioritizing holds, maintaining quarantine areas, and supporting labeling and palletizing tasks. Requires a high school diploma and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to visually inspect and identify pack code time stamps for sorting and inspection purposes.
• Ability to accurately identify quality defects and maintain detailed records.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Sort and inspect finished production lots stored in the warehouse and placed on hold.
• Identify and report quality defects to the QS/PI/CI Supervisor, including leakers, bloaters, damaged packages, illegible codes, carton opening misalignment.
• Ensure finished pallets are neatly stacked, re-glued, and securely shrink wrapped for shipment.
• Verify pallet identification and documentation are accurate and complete.
• Prioritize production holds to support timely customer orders.
• Maintain QC hold product quarantine areas, including Class 1 holds.
• Assist with special projects, such as additional labeling of finished goods.
• Assist with Repal inspections as workload permits.
• Assist production with palletizing as workload permits.
• Perform daily sanitation of the Repal and Production Holds area.

Skills

Visual inspection

Pack code timestamps

Quality defect identification

Independent worker

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Steuben Foods in Elma, NY seeks a QA Production Holds Inspector to inspect, sort, and review finished products held for quality evaluation, ensuring food safety and accurate documentation.

The role involves prioritizing holds, maintaining quarantine areas, and supporting labeling and palletizing tasks. Requires a high school diploma and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.