Quality Assurance Technician

Shearer's Foods; Bluffton (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer’s Foods is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for the 3rd shift (11pm–7am) to uphold quality across analytical, microbiological, and sensory checks. The role includes ensuring equipment calibration and regulatory compliance, and partnering with production to maintain SQF and GMP standards.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in QA in food manufacturing, strong math and computer skills, and a commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• Experience – 2+ years in QA in food & beverage manufacturing.
• Attendance is essential for this skilled QA role.
• Safety mindset to create a safe and healthy workplace.
• Read, understand and communicate with team members.
• Ability to perform simple math, conversions, and compute run rates.
• QA lead by example; be honest, dependable and follow procedures.
• Ability to apply common sense and follow written or oral instructions.
• Basic computer skills required to operate production systems.
• Follow standard work instructions with good time management.
• Must be available for pre-shift meetings and overtime when needed.
• Physically able to stand, reach, lift up to 50+ pounds and work up to 12 hours; vision requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory testing and ensure equipment is calibrated and running.
• Monitor facility for compliance with SQF, GMPs, labeling, and food safety.
• Communicate quality results with production team and implement checks.
• Support training and audits as needed.

Skills

Experience 2+ yrs

Attendance

Safety mindset

Language skills

Math skills

Leadership

Reasoning

Computer skills

Time management

Flexibility

Physical demands

Job description

Overview

Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance Technician

3rd Shift Monday-Saturday

11pm - 7am

$20/Hr. + .80/Hr. Shift Premium

The Quality Assurance Technician ensures analytical, microbiological, sensory attributes and corporate compliance are completed in order to meet the quality standards defined by Shearer’s Snacks and its customers. They are responsible for performing assigned laboratory testing and assuring that equipment is calibrated and running properly. They also monitor the facility operation to ensure compliance with corporate quality requirements, SQF, labeling, GMP’s, food safety, and all other such standards of the plant. The Quality Assurance technicians work with the production team to assure that all proper checks are in place and communicate on a regular basis regarding quality results. Additional duties include training and preparing for audits, documenting results in record keeping database and other duties as assigned. This position reports to the Quality Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Experience – 2+ years Previous Quality Assurance /Quality team member experience working in a food and beverage mfg. environment preferred.
• Attendance – Good attendance is a must for the QA Tech. This is a skilled position that requires the associate to be reliable on a constant basis. Associates will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis prior to selection.
• Safety Mindset – Create a safety and healthy workplace.
• Language Skills – Must be able to read, understand and effectively communicate with team members in their immediate area.
• Mathematical Skills – Must be able to do simple math, conversions (mm – in., g-oz), and use formulas to compute run rates
• Leadership – The QA Technician will set an example for the QA team, as such they will need to be honest, dependable, punctual, and trustworthy and follow all policies/procedures set forth by Shearers Foods LLC. The QA Technician must have the ability to work well with others.
• Reasoning Ability – Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems in common operating situations.
• Computer Skills - Must have basic computer skills required to run production. Verifications on the computer will be done routinely throughout the day.
• Time Management – Must be able to follow standard work instructions
• Flexibility: Must be available for pre-shift meetings when applicable and able to work weekends, holidays and overtime when needed.
• Physical Demands: The team member is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The team member must regularly lift and /or move up to 50+ pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus. Team Members must be able to be on their feet for up to 12 hours to keep up with a fast, repetitious pace and to do repetitious lifting.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Pay Range

Salary Range: USD $20.00/Hr. - USD $20.00/Hr.