Quality Control Lead - Day Shift - Days Off: Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday

Home Chef (Internal Employees); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k program

Paid holidays

Sick time

Vacation time

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a QC Lead who will fulfill QC Tech responsibilities while coaching and training newer associates on the floor. The role includes overseeing product changeovers, verifying ingredients, and maintaining strict quality checks across packaging and storage areas.

Responsibilities also cover documenting all verification activities, conducting temperature checks, and helping enforce GMPs and SQF programs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience working in food quality, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform Start-of-Shift and Product Changeover activities: verify equipment setup, confirm correct ingredients and portioning.
• Inspect core QC activities including labeling, portioning, packaging, and final verifications.
• Document verification activities accurately in the required application.
• Conduct ingredient inspections and temperature checks in each cooler and freezer per shift.
• Train and coach QC Techs on Home Chef FSQA tools and applications and escalate issues as needed.
• Escalate food safety or quality issues to FSQA leadership promptly.

Skills

Spanish fluency

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

This role follows aDay shift schedule, working from 6:15 AM to 5:30 PM, with designated days off on Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday.

Fulfills all responsibilities of a QC Tech, provides on the floor coaching for new and less experienced associates, and performs other duties such as packing, managing donations, and setting up, breaking down, and maintaining portioning equipment. QC Leads may assume additional responsibilities delivering training to QC Techs.

Detailed Responsibilities

Perform Start-of Shift and Product Changeover Activities

• Responsible for verifying equipment and/or table(s) is set-up correctly
• Responsible for verifying the correct ingredient(s) is being portioned or meal being bagged/kitted
• Ensures all scales are verified prior to use
• Verifies the correct tool/utensil is used for portioning activity

Supports Core QC Activities

• Demonstrates mastery of all core QC Tech responsibilities including but not limited to: labeling, portioning, meal bagging, shipping line, and final box verifications
• Demonstrates mastery over Home Chef’s Receiving Process and Outbound Transfer Process; promptly escalating issues with product is outside of specification to FSQA Supervisor and/or FSQA leadership when quality issues arise such as produce quality, high temperatures, etc.
• Responsible for accurately documenting verification activities in the appropriate application

Detailed Ingredient Inspection

• Conducts off-the-line checks (e.g. full box inspection) on ingredient quality as directed by FSQA Supervisor or FSQA Manager

Performs Temperature Checks

• Conducts temperature check for every cooler and freezer in the facility once per shift and documents results; escalates issues when cooler temperatures are high

Training, Retraining, and Coaching QC Techs

• Serves as point of contact for all Home Chef FSQA Tools & Applications, trains QC Techs on access and usage
• Delivers training, retraining, and coaching on the floor to QC Techs to correctly perform their job as necessary

Issue Escalation

• Promptly notifies FSQA Supervisor and/or FSQA leadership when food safety and/or quality issues arise such as produce quality, portioning quantity, or missing ingredients

Attitude and Attendance

• Arrives to work at scheduled time and follows time off request procedure
• Communicates with co-workers in a professional manner
• Treats co-workers with respect at all times
• Escalates attitude issues among QC Associates to Supervisor

General Responsibilities

• Follow the facility GMPs and help enforce them throughout the facility
• Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs

This position requires 0% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Fluency in Spanish and English is preferred
• 2+ years of experience working in food quality, preferred

More About Us

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [e-mail].

Maryland Pay Range

$23.50 — $23.50 USD

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