Quality Technician I-1st shift

MSI Express, INC; Ripon, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express seeks a Quality Technician to safeguard product quality through daily line audits and batch approvals, ensuring compliance with customer and regulatory standards. You will perform essential lab checks, monitor critical specifications, and support food safety initiatives.

You will execute analytical tests, verify materials against procedures, and help at-line data collection while coaching production on QA practices. The role requires strong attention to detail and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow SOPs and safety rules.
• Ability to read and write effectively for quality documentation.
• Ability to process quality data accurately and timely.

Responsibilities

• Approve/correct batches and monitor core checks.
• Perform lab checks per SOPs and procedures.
• Conduct pre-ops and Preventive Control checks.
• Notify supervisor of noncompliances and take corrective actions per SOP.
• Perform analytical tests (e.g., VC, Salt, Brix, pH, DS) and compare to controls.
• Test raw materials and finished products for specification compliance.
• Conduct special audits for materials or products on hold.
• Support Food Safety and Quality reporting to management.
• Coach production on line data collection and documentation.
• Perform other duties as instructed by management.

Skills

Basic lab skills

Mathematical ability

Testing equipment usage

Effective communication

Quality documentation

Overtime flexibility

Tools

Lab instruments

Job description

Job Description

Primary purpose of the role: Ensure the quality of the products through daily line audits in order to effectively meet or exceed standards set by MSI Express, the customer, and federal and state compliance. There are certain core requirements that need to be performed to adhere to customer specifications regarding the checking of process and finished product specifications. It is Quality Technician’s function to approve batches to run, and to monitor that these core checks are being performed.

Key Accountabilities

• Approve/correct batches – A mastery of basic lab techniques such as basic lab skills, ability to use math/formulas, use of testing equipment.
• Perform lab checks- Quality SOPs are clearly defined and the monitoring of specified items is paramount.
• Perform pre-ops and Preventive Control (PC) checks.
• Notification of up line – If a noncompliance is found specific tasks need to be completed per SOP as well as notification to appropriate personnel.
• Perform all required analytical test per the given procedure *Examples as followed: (VC, Salt, Brix, PH, DS meter, TA, Vit C, compare batch against control and sensory audits).
• Perform all required physical test of raw material and finished product to assure that they meet the proper customer given procedure.
• Perform special audits as needed for raw materials or product on hold.
• This position has responsibility for Food Safety and Quality within their influence. The associate in this job has the responsibility to report, in a timely manner, Food Safety and Quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action on those problems.
• Follow all company policies including but not limited to general manufacturing and safety practices.
• Coach production associates on line data collections.
• Perform any other duties as instructed by management.

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Ability to follow work procedures and safety rules
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach, stretch, step, climb and/or sit frequently or through the duration of the shift
• Have appropriate eye, hand and foot coordination to properly use various equipment and/or tools
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Pass all company testing
• Ability to follow written directions
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read and write effectively
• Ability to process quality documentation accurately and within a timely manner
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Effective communication skills

About the Employer

MSI Express is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are a single-source contract manufacturing and packaging company, delivering innovative engineering solutions from our strategically located network of manufacturing facilities.