Quality Assurance Technician - Lead

Lakeside Foods Inc.; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401K match

Profit sharing

Short-term insurance

Long-term insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Personal time

Safety glasses reimbursement

Safety shoe reimbursement

Stable work environment since 1887

Job summary

Lakeside Foods Inc. is seeking a QA Lead in Weston, OR to oversee production QA, grading procedures, and documentation. The role involves training staff, auditing processes, and ensuring all QA checks are accurately completed to maintain product integrity.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance and QA teams, perform sampling, review records, and follow SOPs to resolve quality issues. A detail-oriented mindset and GMP familiarity are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED, required
• One or more years of experience in a quality assurance role within a manufacturing or food production environment, preferred
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must demonstrate some operational understanding of machinery involved in the QA process.
• Experience conducting inspections, preferred
• Experience with documentation and record-keeping systems, preferred
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and other food safety standards
• Positive attitude, Strong work ethic, Safety mindset

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance personnel during production, packaging, labeling, and shipping
• Train and audit personnel on grading procedures
• Ensure all QA checks are completed accurately
• Assist the warehouse in the ticketing and rerun process when necessary
• Follow SOP checklists of standardized procedures
• Perform all on-line Quality Assurance (QA) functions.
• Perform necessary miscellaneous chemical and microbiological sampling
• Perform sample requests and product grading
• File records and maintain quality control documentation
• Review daily process records
• Work closely with production, maintenance and QA teams to resolve quality issues

Skills

Quality Assurance

Leadership

Training

Auditing

Detail-oriented

Excel

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you.

What You’ll Get:

• Excellent market-leading low cost medical insurance, dental and vision insurance
• 401K Match, Profit Incentive & Profit Sharing
• Free Short & Long Term Insurance
• Free Life Insurance (1X your annual base salary)
• Paid Vacation (after 30 days of employment) & Personal Time.
• Prescription Safety Glasses & Safety Shoe reimbursement
• Stable work environment with a company that was established in 1887
• An employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job

What You’ll Do:

• Lead Quality Assurance personnel during production, packaging, labeling, and shipping
• Train and audit personnel on grading procedures
• Ensure all QA checks are completed accurately
• Assist the warehouse in the ticketing and rerun process when necessary
• Follow SOP checklists of standardized procedures
• Perform all on-line Quality Assurance (QA) functions.
• Perform necessary miscellaneous chemical and microbiological sampling
• Perform sample requests and product grading
• File records and maintain quality control documentation
• Review daily process records
• Work closely with production, maintenance and QA teams to resolve quality issues

What You’ll Bring:

• High school diploma or GED, required
• One or more years of experience in a quality assurance role within a manufacturing or food production environment, preferred
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must demonstrate some operational understanding of machinery involved in the QA process.
• E xperience conducting inspections, preferred
• Experience with documentation and record-keeping systems, preferred
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and other food safety standards
• Positive attitude, Strong work ethic, Safety mindset

Where You’ll Work:

Weston, OR - Located in northeastern Oregon (just 8 miles south of Walla Walla, Washington), Weston is a community surrounded by orchards, wheat fields and vineyards set against the beautiful Blue Mountains (yes, they really are blue!)

Lakeside Foods and our family of companies welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities