Senior QA Technician: Food Quality & Safety (Day Shift)

ADP, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

CraftMark Bakery is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to support day-shift QA activities, ensuring food safety, quality compliance, and accurate data for production releases.

The role involves sampling during production, data entry, line and equipment inspections, and maintaining records. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential; associates degree preferred and 2 years QA or manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years previous quality assurance lab experience or two (2) years of manufacturing experience.
• Associate degree in food science or related science preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and basic math proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, bakes and analyzes product samples during production.
• Prepares, bakes and analyzes product samples postproduction as required.
• Enters data into quality databases and escalates non-compliant products to leadership for corrective action.
• Conducts post-cleaning and pre-operational inspections.
• Conducts environmental, ATP, or allergen swabbing as directed.
• Collects and processes retain or Hold samples for investigations.
• Performs key analytical and organoleptic testing of raw/finished product as required.
• Maintains accurate and legible records.
• Initiates HOLD for any non-compliant product in either food safety or product quality.
• Informs line leadership of trends in product quality or safety.
• Performs metal detector investigations of reject samples.
• Performs label and packaging verifications.
• Maintains calibration tests and minor maintenance of lab equipment.
• Follows escalation protocol for food safety incidents.
• Conducts line audits as required.
• Initiates IR for non-compliant situations.
• Projects support for QA as assigned.
• Collects and ships samples for outside analysis.

Skills

Basic math

Excel

Outlook

Communication

Education

Associate degree in food science or related science

Job description

CraftMark Bakery is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to support day-shift QA activities, ensuring food safety, quality compliance, and accurate data for production releases.

The role involves sampling during production, data entry, line and equipment inspections, and maintaining records. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential; associates degree preferred and 2 years QA or manufacturing experience.