Quality Assurance Receiving Technician - Food Safety

Freeze-Dry Foods LLC.; American Fork (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Freeze Dry in American Fork, UT is seeking a Quality Assurance Receiving Technician for regular full-time, day-shift work. The role focuses on inspecting and sampling incoming materials, evaluating returns, and maintaining QA documentation to ensure product safety and quality.

The position requires 1–2+ years in quality control within a field, lab, or production setting, plus strong communication skills and a dedication to food safety.

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years’ experience in field, laboratory, or production facility quality control.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, and carriers.
• Consistent and reliable attendance.
• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and following policies.
• Hold self and others accountable to food safety and sanitation guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and sample all incoming raw products, ingredients, and packaging materials to ensure conformance with specs.
• Inspect and evaluate product returns.
• Evaluate collected samples based on established specs and requirements.
• Issue incoming materials inspection reports and non-conformance reports; file properly.
• Communicate non-conformances to upper management.
• Control and maintain incoming QA sample storage and library for quick retrieval.
• Review COAs against specifications to ensure conformance.
• Assist in swabbing for the environmental monitoring program.
• Maintain shelf-life extension program.
• Serve as backup for QA Auditors.

Skills

Communication

Attendance reliability

Safety consciousness

Job description

Thrive Freeze Dry in American Fork, UT is seeking a Quality Assurance Receiving Technician for regular full-time, day-shift work. The role focuses on inspecting and sampling incoming materials, evaluating returns, and maintaining QA documentation to ensure product safety and quality.

The position requires 1–2+ years in quality control within a field, lab, or production setting, plus strong communication skills and a dedication to food safety.