Quality Assurance Technician

Utz Snacks; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Utz Snacks is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for their Kings Mountain, NC facility. This role involves ensuring product quality and food safety through routine testing, record maintenance, and collaboration with team members. Ideal candidates will have strong math and communication skills, along with a commitment to food safety standards.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Employer-matched 401k

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plans

Qualifications

• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 70 lbs.
• Willingness to work around hot equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate production and data entry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine in-process and finished product quality control tests.
• Maintain accurate records of all testing and audits.
• Communicate test results and corrective actions.

Skills

Basic math skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team-oriented attitude

Job description

Description

Are you passionate about ensuring food safety and quality? Do you have an eye for detail and a desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? If so, Utz Quality Foods wants you to join our team as a Quality Assurance Technician on our weekday shift at our Kings Mountain, NC manufacturing facility!

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you’ll be an essential part of maintaining the high standards of product quality and food safety we’re known for. You’ll conduct routine in-process and finished product quality control tests, document everything, and work closely with the team to keep everything running smoothly.

Responsibilities:

• Stay active and engaged throughout the day, collecting samples, testing, and collaborating with the team to ensure everything is up to standards.
• Maintain accurate records of all testing, audits, and tasks performed.
• Communicate test results and corrective actions with the appropriate team members to ensure consistency.
• Work professionally and respectfully with peers, sharing insights and solutions.
• Perform product quality tests and ensure food safety by following standard work, lab checklists, and other communication methods.
• Verify sanitation effectiveness by conducting pre-op inspections, including visual equipment checks and ATP testing.
• Stick to a regular product testing schedule, adjusting as needed for quality concerns.
• Keep the lab, equipment, and supplies clean, organized, and fully stocked.
• Identify non-conformance issues, place product on hold, investigate root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Assist with lab equipment calibration, auditing records, performing calibrations, and updating the necessary documentation.
• Generate shift reports, detailing issues, opportunities, and events that happened during the shift.
• Perform daily and monthly audits to ensure facility compliance with GMP and sanitation standards.
• Provide technical support to Packers and other associates, especially during busy periods.
• Make a direct impact on food safety at Utz by ensuring quality control is always top-notch.
• Work with management and associates to ensure food safety standards are followed.
• Report any food safety, office, or operational issues to a supervisor or manager for resolution.
• Assist with other duties as needed to help achieve company and department goals.

Requirements:

• Strong basic math skills and a safety-conscious attitude when working with chemical solutions and test samples.
• Mechanical aptitude is helpful but not required.
• Great organizational and communication skills; the ability to work with all levels of associates.
• Basic computer skills for entering and summarizing quality control data.
• Willingness to wear non-slip shoes and appropriate PPE.

External Recruitment Process:

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high-quality ingredients. With over a century of strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for our success, and we strive to provide a supportive, caring, and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also provide benefits, resources, and programs to help our associates live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer-matched 401k, profit sharing, employee stock purchase plans, and more. Join our world-class team and help us become the fastest-growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to operate production and data entry equipment.
• Follow all personal and food safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to stand most of the time.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 70 lbs.
• Willingness to work around hot equipment and environments.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Team-oriented attitude.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Proficiency with hand tools.
• Knowledge of safe operating practices, including lock-out/tag-out and food safety.
• Experience with general mechanic tools (Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.).
• Strong commitment to company values.