About this role
Description Schedule:
- Available shift start times: 3:30 AM, 6:00 AM, or 8:00 AM (8:00 AM shift may run until close).
- Facility is closed on Thursdays and Fridays .
- Must have open availability Saturday through Wednesday .
- Full-time position, 40 hours per week .
- Overtime is paid at 1.5x the regular rate after 40 hours worked.
- Pay: $31.50 per hour .
Career Growth Opportunity: This role offers a potential career path into a Quality Assurance Analyst position, which is primarily based in a laboratory and office environment.
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Position Summary
The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician plays a key role in maintaining and improving food safety and quality assurance programs. Through inspections, testing, monitoring, and quality evaluations, this position helps ensure products are received, stored, handled, grown, processed, and shipped according to company quality and food safety standards. The QA Technician supports all food safety initiatives, including compliance with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) .
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct pre-operational, in-process, and post-operational inspections of processing facilities.
- Perform sanitation verification checks using ATP swab testing.
- Verify concentrations of approved sanitation chemicals and inspect chemical dispensing equipment.
- Monitor employee compliance with GMPs and safe food handling practices.
- Monitor critical control points and preventive controls, including sanitizing washes and cooked product temperatures.
- Communicate quality, safety, and GMP deviations to management and employees.
- Verify and calibrate thermometers and temperature monitoring equipment.
- Monitor temperature records and identify any deviations from established standards.
- Collect samples aseptically for water testing, environmental swabs, irrigation water, raw materials, finished products, and quality evaluations.
- Perform quality assessments on raw materials and finished products, including shelf-life testing as needed.
- Conduct chemistry testing, including titration, pH, Brix/acid analysis, and water activity testing.
- Issue product hold and release notifications.
- Submit microbiological test results to customers.
- Inspect and maintain interior pest control stations.
- Conduct glass and scale verification inspections.
- Maintain inventory of QA and testing supplies.
- Compile, analyze, trend, and report quality and food safety data.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Recommend and implement process and program improvements.
- Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.
POSITION PURPOSE: The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician position will fill an essential role in the monitoring and advancement of the quality assurance programs and food safety systems. Through daily process inspections, checking, quality evaluations, testing, and monitoring, the QA Technician will help ensure products are received, stored, handled, grown, processed, and shipped are high quality and safe for consumption. Must fully support all food safety initiatives including, but not limited to, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMPs). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Perform pre-operational, in-process, and post-operational checks for processing facilities. Perform sanitation verification checks using ATP swab tests. Perform concentration checks of approved sanitation chemicals, chemical dispensers, and foam guns. Observe and monitor employee practices on GMP and safe food handling. Monitor critical control points and preventive controls (i.e., sanitizing wash, temperature of cooked product, etc.). Communicates deviations of observations, policies, programs, and procedures to management. Communicate any GMP violations to staff (i.e., hand washing, personal protective equipment, jewelry). Perform thermometer verification and calibrations. Monitor temperature recorders and identify any deviations. Collect samples aseptically for water, sprout spent irrigation water, environmental swabs, product, raw material, and quality evaluations. Perform quality evaluations on designated raw material and finished product. Perform quality evaluations for shelf-life testing as needed. Perform various chemistry tests: titration, pH, brix/acid tests, water activity. Send hold and release notifications within the company. Submit microbiological test results to customers. Inspect and replace interior pest control stations. Perform glass control checks. Perform scale verification checks. Maintain inventory of supplies. Compile data, analyze, trend, and report as needed. Filing and upkeeping records and documents. Recommend, champion, and execute program enhancements. Other assigned projects and tasks.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Honolulu, HI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $21.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Honolulu, HI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 28, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Honolulu,HI.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.