Quality Assurance Tech (Mill)

Barrett Petfood; Long Lake Township (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

Health Savings Account

Paid time off

7 paid holidays

Employee discounts

Complimentary pet food

Company events

Job summary

Barrett Petfood is hiring a Quality Mill Assurance Technician to uphold GMPs and safety while evaluating basic material properties. You will collect samples, perform tests, and document results to support product disposition decisions. The role requires lifting up to 50 pounds and effective teamwork across production functions.

Join Barrett Petfood’s production team and contribute to continuous quality improvements, sanitation, and food safety initiatives in a fast-paced facility in Minnesota.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in basic math, biology and chemistry.
• A keen attention to detail to uphold GMPs and safety.
• Effective teamwork and communication with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all departments follow quality standards and procedures.
• Collect samples and perform tests on ingredients and packaging.
• Record and report test results to support material disposition decisions.
• Identify quality and food safety concerns and assist with corrective actions.
• Maintain quality and food safety records and documentation.
• Provide training on sanitation, GMPs, HACCP and related procedures.
• Monitor paperwork accuracy across departments.
• Conduct routine inspections to ensure compliance.
• Communicate findings to management in a timely manner.
• Identify and manage nonconforming materials and products.
• Support continuous improvement in quality, safety and production efficiency.

Skills

Math basics

Biology knowledge

Chemistry basics

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

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Great careers start with great benefits!

Join the Barrett Petfood family and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical (company paid), dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; life insurance; health savings account; paid time off; seven paid holidays; employee discounts; complimentary pet food; and fun, company-sponsored events.

Are you the Quality Mill Tech we're looking for?

To excel as a Quality Mill Assurance Technician at Barrett Petfood, you'll need a strong foundation in basic math, biology, and chemistry to accurately assess and analyze product quality. A keen attention to detail is essential for identifying deviations from our strict GMPs and safety protocols, ensuring that every ingredient and finished product adheres to our high standards. Effective teamwork and communication skills are crucial, as you'll collaborate with various departments to promote a culture of quality and safety.

Additionally, the ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally is necessary to manage raw materials and samples. If you possess these skills and a commitment to excellence, you'd be an invaluable asset to our production team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure and verify that all plant departments and employees adhere to company quality standards, food safety requirements, policies, and established procedures.
• Collect samples and perform required testing to evaluate the basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of ingredients, formulations, packaging, and other associated materials.
• Accurately record, evaluate, and report test results to support the acceptance, approval, rejection, or disposition of materials and products.
• Identify and communicate quality, sanitation, and food safety concerns to appropriate personnel and assist with corrective and preventive actions.
• Prepare, maintain, monitor, and track plant quality and food safety documentation and records.
• Provide training, instruction, and guidance to plant employees regarding sanitation, GMPs, food safety, quality standards, HACCP requirements, allergen control and related procedures.
• Accurately prepare and maintain departmental forms, records, and documentation.
• Monitor the completion and accuracy of required paperwork by other departments, promoting consistent and effective recordkeeping throughout all plant areas.
• Conduct routine inspections and verification activities to ensure compliance with established quality and food safety standards.
• Communicate findings and trends to management and appropriate department personnel in a timely and professional manner.

• Identify and manage nonconforming materials and products by placing appropriate holds, initiating and documenting investigations, and releasing product once quality and food safety requirements have been verified and met.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to product quality, food safety, sanitation, documentation, and production efficiency.
• Additional customer relation specific projects when needed
• Perform other quality-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, reach, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, and perform other physical activities required in a manufacturing environment.

• Climb and descend stairs and ladders safely and routinely, including accessing elevated work areas and equipment.
• Ability to safely operate or work from a scissor lift to access elevated equipment and production areas for inspection, verification, and environmental or sanitation sampling
• Maintain balance and stability while working on elevated platforms, stairs, ladders, and uneven or wet surfaces, as applicable.
• Work in varying environmental conditions, including areas that may be hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, or subject to temperature fluctuations.

NOTICE - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Barrett Petfood is committed to a safe workplace for all of our employees.

In connection with your employment with the Company, notice is hereby given that a
consumer report and/or investigative consumer report may be obtained from a
consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. These reports may contain
information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode
of living, whichever are applicable. They may involve personal interviews with sources
such as your neighbors, friends or associates. The reports may also contain information
about you relating to your criminal history, credit history, driving and/or motor vehicle
records, education or employment history or other background checks.
You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after the receipt
of this notice, to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative
consumer report. The scope of this notice and authorization is not limited to the present
and, if you are hired, will continue throughout the course of your employment and allow
the Company to conduct future screenings for retention, promotion or reassignment, as
permitted by law unless revoked by you in writing.