QA Production Holds Inspector

Steuben Foods; Town of Elma (NY); On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Steuben Foods in the Town of Elma, NY is seeking a QA Production Holds Inspector to support our Quality Assurance team. This role inspects, sorts, and reviews finished products placed on hold for quality evaluation, ensuring food safety, product quality, and accurate documentation throughout the process.

The inspector will maintain food safety and quality standards, identify defects, report findings to the supervisor, and assist with labeling and sanitation tasks.

Qualifications

• Must be able to visually inspect pack code timestamps for sorting and inspection purposes.
• Ability to accurately identify quality defects and maintain detailed records.
• Must work independently and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain food safety and quality standards.
• Sort and inspect finished production lots on hold.
• Identify and report quality defects to the QS/PI/CI Supervisor.
• Ensure pallets are stacked, re-glued, and shrink-wrapped for shipment.
• Verify pallet identification and documentation for accuracy.
• Prioritize holds to support timely customer order releases.
• Maintain QC hold product quarantine areas (Class 1 holds).
• Assist with labeling of finished goods as requested.
• Assist Repal inspections and palletizing as workload permits.
• Perform daily sanitation of holds area.

Skills

Visual inspection

Record keeping

Independent work

Prioritize tasks

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Steuben Foods is seeking a QA Production Holds Inspector to support our Quality Assurance team. This position is responsible for inspecting, sorting, and reviewing finished products placed on hold for quality evaluation, while ensuring food safety, product quality, and accurate documentation throughout the process.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining food safety and quality standards.
• Sort and inspect finished production lots that have been stored in the warehouse and placed on hold by Production or Quality Systems.
• 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 as directed by the QS/PI/CI Supervisor to support timely customer order releases.
• Maintain QC hold product quarantine areas, including Class 1 holds.
• Assist with special projects, such as additional labeling of finished goods requested by Steuben Foods or customers.
• Assist with Repal inspections as workload permits.
• Assist production with palletizing as workload permits.
• Perform daily sanitation of the Repal and Production Holds work area.

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.

Equipment and Training Knowledge

• Visual inspection of pack code time stamps

Schedule

• 1st Shift
• Variable days as needed for file release

Reporting Structure

• Reports directly to the Package Integrity/Continuous Improvement Supervisor or Lead.
• Reports indirectly to the Package Integrity/Continuous Improvement Manager.

Pay Range: $19.60 - $20.60

Steuben Foods is committed to equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.