Quality Assurance Technician

The Chefs’ Warehouse; Waterloo (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chefs’ Warehouse is seeking a Quality Control Tech to monitor production processes and ensure products meet food safety and quality standards. You will inspect raw materials, test processes, and report findings to ensure vendor and internal compliance.

Responsibilities include handling non-conforming products, sampling and analyzing products, maintaining QC equipment, and assisting HR with sanitation staff recruitment and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Good supervisory, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commitment to high professional ethical standards and diverse workplace.
• Collaborative work style and ability to get the job done.
• Delegate responsibilities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and test raw materials to ensure vendor compliance with specifications.
• Monitor procedures to assure compliance to required specifications and report findings.
• Put non-conforming product or unsanitary equipment on HOLD status.
• Perform sampling, product analysis, data recording and corrective actions.
• Assist with completion of management reports.
• Clean, maintain and sanitize QC equipment per sanitary rules.
• Basic cleaning of the lab and work surfaces.
• Input analytical data into systems.
• Assist HR with recruitment and training of sanitation personnel.
• Deliver samples for testing to outside laboratories.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Supervisory skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Collaborative work style

Delegation

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience

Job description

Position Summary:

The Quality Control Tech monitors the production processes to ensure product is within food and safety quality standards.

What you’ll do:

• Inspect and test raw materials to ensure vendor compliance with specifications and established procedures.


• As required, monitor current procedures to assure compliance to required specifications, reporting any findings to QA Manager for needed changes or adjustments.


• Put non-conforming product or unsanitary processing equipment on HOLD status.


• Perform technical operations such as taking and/or shipping samples, examining/analyzing product, recording results and taking appropriate corrective action.


• Assist with the completion of reports requested by management.


• Clean, maintain, and sanitize all equipment used in the Quality Control area according to established sanitary rules, regulations, and maintenance/calibration procedures.


• Basic cleaning of the lab including sweeping, dusting, and cleaning the counters.


• Inputting analytical data.


• Assist HR with the recruitment, hiring and training of sanitation personnel.


• Deliver samples for testing to outside laboratories.


• Perform all other duties as assigned.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience.


• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.


• Good supervisory, interpersonal and communication skills.


• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace.


• Collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done.


• Delegate responsibilities effectively.


• Ability to operate a car and maintain valid driver’s license.