The Opportunity Randstad is currently partnering with a prominent food production facility in Newville, PA, to identify a skilled Quality Assurance Technician for a Direct Hire role. This is a permanent, full-time position from day one, offering the stability of a long-term career with an organization that values food safety and operational excellence. If you are a detail-oriented professional who enjoys "solving the puzzle" of quality and safety, this is your chance to join a team that empowers its staff to lead meaningful change.
What You’ll Do As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be the pulse of the quality department, ensuring that every product meets strict specifications for safety and reliability before it ever reaches a customer. You will serve as a PCQI, maintaining comprehensive food safety programs and ensuring full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Your role is critical in identifying recurring issues through root cause investigations and recommending solutions that keep production moving safely.
Why You Should Apply
- Permanent Direct Hire: Skip the "temp-to-hire" period and start as a permanent employee with full benefits from your first day.
- Impactful Work: You are empowered to act on food safety issues and play a vital part in internal and external audits.
- Collaborative Culture: Work in a team-oriented environment that prioritizes safety and quality above all else.
- Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in a related quality or food safety field is required.
- Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Technology, or a related science is a definite plus, but a High School diploma and solid experience are what we value most.
- Technical Savvy: Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong analytical skills.
- Physical Readiness: Ability to work on your feet in varying temperatures, including refrigerated and wet areas.
salary: $41,600 - $47,840 per year
shift: Second
work hours: 2 PM - 10:30 PM
education: High School
Responsibilities
- Drive the daily activity of the quality assurance department by developing, implementing, and maintaining a robust system of reliability testing for all organizational products and development processes.
- Serve as a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) to support the ongoing development and maintenance of the company’s food safety program.
- Ensure all products strictly adhere to required specifications for quality, function, and reliability by conducting rigorous testing on both raw materials and finished goods.
- Identify and analyze defects or recurring issues using root cause investigation techniques to recommend solutions and maintain detailed corrective action and OFI logs.
- Prepare for and lead internal and external audits to ensure the facility maintains high-level certifications, including SQF, Kosher, Organic, and Non-GMO.
- Oversee supplier quality by specifying requirements for raw materials and performing necessary audits to qualify vendors against organizational standards.
- Record and analyze complex quality data to write and present detailed reports that act as a catalyst for continuous performance improvement across the team.
- Manage the product sample retain area, conduct ongoing shelf-life studies, and perform precision calibrations on thermometers and other critical testing equipment.
- Provide direct support to operations through real-time sample evaluations and empower staff to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work.
- standing for 8 hours at one time
Skills
- PCQI Certified
- Food Safety
- Root Cause Analysis
- Product Inspection
- Quality Assurance
- Inspection
- Production Control
- Microbiology
- Quality Assurance Auditing
- Quality Control
- Sampling
- Testing
- Providing Feedback
- Monitoring
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 3 years
- Experience level: Experienced
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At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
Any consideration of a background check would be an individualized assessment based on the applicant or employee's specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.
