Quality Technician - 1st Shift (6am-2:30pm)

Lidestri Foods, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 61,378,000 - 69,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great career-pathing

Professional development

Health insurance

Company paid life insurance & LTD

401k with employer match

Paid time off & holidays

Company bonuses

Job summary

LiDestri Foods, Inc. seeks a Quality Technician for the 1st shift (6am-2:30pm) in Rochester, NY. You will monitor food safety and product quality to meet customer and regulatory standards using QA tools and systems.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, PPE competency, and basic math/computer skills. Prior QC experience is preferred; training and career growth opportunities are provided within a collaborative, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to wear PPE (hair net, bump cap, etc.).
• Intermediate computer skills and basic math/reasoning.
• Experience in quality control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform product and batch inspections.
• Maintain GMP/GLP-compliant work areas and equipment.
• Hold non-conforming materials as required.
• Conduct analytical and microbiological testing as defined by QA systems.
• Verify product codes and chart recorders.
• Perform microbiological activities as needed.
• Monitor pasteurizer temps and sterilization processes.
• Support GMP, GLP, Food Safety, and Quality programs.
• Ensure lab equipment is calibrated and maintained.

Skills

PPE compliance

Basic math

Computer skills

Independent worker

Quality mindset

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Refractometer

MOISTURE METER

PH meter

Job description

Quality Technician - 1st Shift (6am-2:30pm)

Full Time Technical Rochester, NY, US

Salary Range: $21.42 To $24.15 Hourly

About LiDestri Foods

LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for monitoring the food safety and quality of products and services to ensure they meet all customer and regulatory standards by utilizing quality tools and systems application.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all required product and batch inspection responsibilities.
• Maintain work areas and equipment within GMP and GLP standards
• Place non-conforming raw materials, packaging, and finished products on hold as required.
• Perform required analytical and microbiological testing as defined by Food Safety and Quality systems
• Verify product codes and chart recorders.
• Perform microbiological activities including but not limited to ATP swabs, culture swabs, plating, BacT/Alert3D and 3M film plating. (As required by facility)
• Monitor thermal process checks including pasteurizer temps and packaging sterilization processes.
• Participate in GMP, GLP, Food Safety, Food Quality programs
• Ensure measurement accuracy by keeping lab equipment in calibration and in operating order through preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Verify product codes and chart recorders;
• Perform analytical testing on product, water, raw materials, ingredients, packaging, etc.
• Analyze, interpret and utilize statistical process control data to make informed decisions
• Perform 24-hour sensory evaluation of products in the lab.
• Participate in internal inspections and audits.
• Maintain accurate paperwork and records to meet all government and company requirements, physical and electronic.
• Communicate quality, food safety and compliance concerns immediately for prompt resolution.
• Communicate quality results and collaborate with cross functional departments to resolve issues timely.
• Organize and maintain the sample storage and retain area.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED;
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid resistant work shoes/boots);
• Ability to apply intermediate computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning;
• Ability to use tools/gauges (refractometer, salt titrator, acid titrator, PH meter, color meter, moisture meter, consitometer);
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently;Previous experience in quality control, preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:

• Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
• Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
• Lifting/carrying <50 pounds
• Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.