Quality Technician

Actalent; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality Technician for a fast-paced food manufacturing facility in New Berlin, WI. This full-time role requires evenings (1:00 PM–9:00 PM) Monday–Friday with occasional Saturdays and a focus on testing product quality, allergen awareness, and regulatory compliance.

The role involves flavor analysis, label reviews, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve processes, safety, and sanitation. Solid QA background and HACCP knowledge are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in quality control/assurance environment.
• Familiar with HACCP and food industry standards.
• Experience in quality inspection processes and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standardized tests on products to ensure compliance with standards.
• Perform flavor analysis and allergen considerations.
• Verify metal detector operation and report malfunctions.
• Collect and prepare retention, microbiological, and control samples.
• Review and approve product labels before printing.
• Maintain daily records and support investigations as needed.
• Ensure compliance with SQF, HACCP, GMPs and safety policies.
• Participate in cross-functional teams for continuous process improvement.

Skills

Quality control experience

HACCP knowledge

Food industry standards

Education

Some college coursework in QA

High school diploma

Job description

Job Title: Quality Technician

Join a dynamic team as a Quality Technician in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This full-time position requires working the 2nd shift from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Monday through Friday, and every other Saturday, which will be considered all overtime. It is essential that candidates have no food allergies, as the role involves dealing with nuts, dairy, and other allergenic products. The position entails conducting standardized tests on intermediate and finished food products to ensure compliance with standards and regulations related to size, color, and flavor.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standardized tests on food products to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
• Perform flavor analysis, which includes tasting products that may contain allergens such as wheat, milk, soy, egg, peanut, tree nut, and sesame.
• Check the metal detector for proper operation and report malfunctions to appropriate personnel.
• Gather retention, microbiological, and control samples from raw materials and finished products.
• Prepare microbiological sample composites and paperwork for laboratory pickup.
• Examine and approve product labels before printing.
• Place products on hold and assist with investigations as needed.
• Complete daily paperwork as assigned.
• Comply with all safety and sanitation regulations including SQF code, Plant programs, HACCP, GMPs, and policies.
• Enforce and report deficiencies in safety and sanitation when appropriate.
• Analyze quality data to identify problem areas and assist in resolving issues affecting quality.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to address quality problems and ensure continuous improvement of processes and methods.
• Obtain environmental samples.

Essential Skills

• 2 years of college and 1 2 years of experience in quality control or assurance, or
• 4-year high school diploma and 3 5 years of progressively responsible related experience.
• Proficiency in quality inspection, SOP, HACCP, and food industry standards.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in quality control, quality assurance, and quality inspection.
• Knowledge of HACCP and SOP in the food industry.

Work Environment

The work takes place in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, specifically at the Calhoun Road Plant where solid products like cakes are manufactured. The plant is noted for being on the colder side. Employees are encouraged to dress warmly and adhere to safety standards. The work environment is engaging and encourages growth, offering competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits, training, mentoring, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of New Berlin, WI.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $39520.00 - $49920.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

This is a direct placement role. Benefits will be provided upon start of assignment or earlier if requested by candidate.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of New Berlin, WI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in New Berlin,WI.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.