QA Technician - Food Safety & Quality Control

Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc. in Vancouver, WA, seeks a QA Technician for a full-time, manual-labor role in a food processing facility. The job involves collecting samples, inspecting materials, and ensuring compliance with customer quality, food safety, and USDA guidelines.

You must be able to lift up to 20 lbs, work in loud, wet, and cold conditions, and read/write English with basic math. Vaccination is preferred. This is a physically demanding but essential quality assurance position.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Must be able to compute basic mathematics.
• Must be vaccinated or willing to be vaccinated.

Responsibilities

• Collect fresh and frozen microbiological samples using sampling methods.
• Collect finished product and packaging retention samples.
• Verify accuracy of scales, weight checkers and metal detectors per SOP.
• Ensure out of specification raw materials and finished products are placed on HOLD per procedures.
• Perform finished product quality checks per customer specifications and USDA guidelines.
• Verify product labels, package codes, target weights and packaging artwork.
• Handle chemicals and verify sanitizer concentration levels per SOP.
• Uphold food safety and quality policies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Accountable

English literacy

Job description

Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc. in Vancouver, WA, seeks a QA Technician for a full-time, manual-labor role in a food processing facility. The job involves collecting samples, inspecting materials, and ensuring compliance with customer quality, food safety, and USDA guidelines.

You must be able to lift up to 20 lbs, work in loud, wet, and cold conditions, and read/write English with basic math. Vaccination is preferred. This is a physically demanding but essential quality assurance position.