Seasonal Quality Assurance Technician

Carlo's Bakery, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Friendly and collaborative environment

Hands-on baking industry experience

Employee discounts on baked goods

Job summary

Carlo’s Bakery in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to support food safety and quality assurance operations. You will maintain documentation, monitor production data, and ensure SQF, HACCP and GMP compliance while supporting continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with production and QA teams to address quality concerns, keep testing records, and ensure audit readiness for a renowned bakery brand.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in food safety/quality assurance field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with multiple teams.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Working knowledge of SQF, GMP, HACCP guidelines.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain documentation for management review.
• Enter production process variables into the system.
• Maintain HACCP logs and audits.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated and functioning properly.
• Assist in SQF program enforcement and training.
• Enforce GMPs and food safety guidelines to stay audit-ready.
• Inspect products against specifications.
• Communicate quality issues to supervisors and QA/production teams.
• Collaborate with teams to improve daily operations.
• Conduct daily pre-operational inspections.
• Maintain testing records and data entry.
• Oversee sanitation procedures using approved methods.

Skills

Food safety experience

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Organized and detail oriented

SQF knowledge

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Basic computer skills

Job description

Location: 631 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ, 07310 Company: Carlo’s Bakery Job Type: Full-time Pay: $25.00/hr

About Carlo’s Bakery

Carlo’s Bakery, home of the “Cake Boss,” is a world-renowned bakery known for its high-quality, handcrafted desserts and exceptional customer experience. We take pride in our craftsmanship, creativity, and family-oriented culture. We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Quality Assurance Technician to join our team and help bring our delicious creations to life.

Position Summary

The QA Technician supports food safety and quality assurance operations by maintaining accurate documentation, monitoring production process data, and ensuring compliance with SQF, HACCP, GMP, and company policies. This role conducts product inspections, pre-operational checks, and sanitation verification, while ensuring equipment calibration and audit readiness. The technician collaborates closely with production and QA teams to address quality concerns, maintain testing records, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain documentation in orderly fashion for management review.
• Enter production process variables into production management system.
• Maintain various logs according to HACCP program.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated and functioning properly
• Assist in SQF program enforcement and employee training
• Follow and assist in enforcement of GMPs, Food Safety Guidelines, and other operational policies, ensuring the facility is always audit-ready
• Inspect products to ensure adherence to product specifications
• Collaborate with and report any urgent quality issues to Production Supervisors, Production Managers, QA Managers
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with other teams to continuously improve daily operations
• Conduct daily pre-operational inspections
• Maintain testing records
• Perform basic data entry
• Oversee, verify and validate sanitation procedures using approved methods

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in food safety/quality assurance field
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to work collaboratively with multiple teams
• Organized and detail oriented
• Working knowledge of SQF, GMP, HACCP guidelines
• Basic computer skills

Why Join Carlo’s Bakery?

• Opportunity to grow with an internationally recognized brand.
• Friendly and collaborative work environment.
• Hands-on experience in the baking industry.
• Employee discounts on our famous baked goods.