Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician Peabody, MA Payrate $20 to 27 an / hour depending on experience M-F 5:00 am -1:30 pm/ or 6:00 am to 2:30 pm • ** Must be available to work Saturday shifts as needed** • ** Flexibility to work overtime is required** Qualifications of the Quality Control Technician • Strong attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills • Excellent communication skills, including listening, writing, and speaking • Ability to analyze and solve problems with strong interpersonal skills • Adaptability to change and ability to prioritize competing demands • Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages) • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ability to use online databases • Working Conditions and Physical Requirement • Opportunity for overtime based on business needs • Must be willing to perform additional work as needed to support quality and food safety efforts Benefits • 401(k) • 401(k) matching • Dental insurance • Health insurance • Life insurance • Paid time off • Vision insurance • 8-hour shift • Overtime • Weekends as needed Responsibilities of the Quality Control Technician • The Quality Control Technician is responsible for supporting quality control efforts to ensure that all processing and packaging meet quality and food safety standards • This role involves conducting inspections, audits, and documentation to maintain compliance with regulatory and internal quality assurance standards • Additionally, the technician will communicate corrections and educate members of other departments to ensure company-wide adherence to quality and safety standards • The technician must also be willing to take on additional work as needed to support food safety and quality initiatives • Quality Control & Food Safety • Perform routine sampling and auditing of processing and packaging • Conduct metal detection and gas checks to ensure compliance • Verify adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and food safety programs • Follow critical control point (CCP) procedures as outlined in the HACCP program • Complete pre-operational (Pre-Op), operational and changeover inspections, including ATP and protein swabs • Segregate and hold non-compliant finished products and ingredients per company procedures • Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS) • Conduct daily net weight checks and verify finished product specifications • Calibrate thermometers and verify scale calibration as needed • Assist the Quality Systems Supervisor and Quality Assurance Manager in initiating and following up on corrective and interim action plans for non-compliance issues • Follow Safe Quality Food (SQF) guidelines and help ensure company-wide compliance with SQF standards • Prepare, mix, and verify proper concentration of antimicrobial interventions • Facility and Quality Assurance Compliance • Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with lab-related responsibilities as needed • Identify and report necessary repairs or adjustments to management • Help maintain compliance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards, Bertolino Foods policies, and government regulations • Take immediate action to prevent nonconformities in food safety, product quality, processes, and safety systems • Identify and record any food safety or quality concerns • Prevent further processing or distribution of nonconforming products until the issue is resolved • Assist in delivering food safetys training as needed • Distribution/food manufacturing facility • Lift and move up to 25 lbs • Frequent walking, standing, kneeling, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, and sitting • Visual inspection duties required