Quality Control Lead – Food Safety & Inbound Ops

Misfits Market Internal Job Board; Northlake (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Grocery box credit

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Misfits Market is seeking a Quality Control Lead for our Northlake, IL warehouse. You will perform QC inspections across inbound, storage, production lines, and outbound boxes to ensure food safety and high-quality products.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, data documentation, and collaboration with the QC Supervisor to support a fast-paced, food-focused operation. Competitive benefits apply, including healthcare, retirement plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Experience in refrigerated environments (36 degrees).
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to work overtime and weekends if needed.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repetitively.
• Ability to stand, squat, kneel, and bend during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complies with all state and local regulations for a food-based facility.
• Performs frequent QC inspections on produce and grocery products throughout the warehouse, removes and documents any items that fail inspection.
• Documents and maintains legible, accurate records of all food products in the warehouse including discarded and damaged products from various departments.
• Responsible for validating the quality and accuracy of inbound deliveries, including temperature and pressure checks. Maintains databases and internal spreadsheets with current data.
• Identifies and reports any potential food safety or quality problems, immediately escalating to the QC Supervisor.
• Performs basic mathematical computations when conducting audits, inspections, and cycle counts.
• Ensures non-conforming materials are segregated and labeled for hold, rejection, or sort.
• Owns the inbound quality inspections and documentation processes. Verifies the quality and shelf-life of products in backstock and storage.
• Reviews internal communication channels for inbound trends and reimbursement reports, and makes plans accordingly.
• Effectively manages time and changing priorities to minimize downtime in the receiving and production departments.
• Applies strong interpersonal communication skills including the ability to train new team members according to company processes.
• Serves as backup to QC Supervisor and QA Lead, represents the FC in times of QC Supervisor's absence.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Verbal communication

Team training

Interpersonal skills

Refrigerated environment experience

Education

HS Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Misfits Market is seeking a Quality Control Lead for our Northlake, IL warehouse. You will perform QC inspections across inbound, storage, production lines, and outbound boxes to ensure food safety and high-quality products.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, data documentation, and collaboration with the QC Supervisor to support a fast-paced, food-focused operation. Competitive benefits apply, including healthcare, retirement plan, and paid time off.