QA Technician (Level I / Level II)

Job Title: QA Technician (Level I / Level II) Job Description
The QA Technician is responsible for auditing production activities, monitoring product quality, and ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role partners closely with production, sanitation, and operations teams to identify quality concerns, verify process compliance, and support continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, quality-focused, and comfortable performing frequent inspections, documentation, and data entry to uphold food safety and quality objectives.
Responsibilities
- Monitor production lines to ensure products meet established quality and food safety standards.
- Perform routine quality checks including temperature checks, weight verification, size checks, grading, label reviews, package checks, color verification, and bone checks.
- Monitor and record HACCP temperatures during production and ensure accurate documentation in company systems.
- Enter production and quality data into company systems with a high level of accuracy and completeness.
- Identify and escalate HACCP deviations, foreign material findings, and QA holds to appropriate leadership promptly.
- Maintain good housekeeping practices to support a clean and organized production environment.
- Support food safety and quality objectives throughout production by following established procedures and guidelines.
- For Level II, monitor multiple production lines simultaneously to maintain consistent quality across operations.
- Perform thermometer calibrations to ensure measurement devices are accurate and reliable.
- Enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) on the production floor and reinforce adherence to food safety protocols.
- Conduct allergen reviews and changeover inspections to verify proper cleaning and prevention of cross-contact.
- Complete QA hold reports and foreign material documentation, ensuring all findings are thoroughly recorded.
- Monitor HACCP Critical Control Points (CCPs) and verify that control measures are functioning correctly.
- Conduct pre-operational and operational sanitation inspections to confirm equipment and areas meet sanitation standards.
- Verify packaging weights, labels, seal integrity, and product appearance to ensure finished goods meet specifications.
- Generate damaged goods reports and communicate findings to relevant teams for follow-up and corrective actions.
- Conduct Child Nutrition (CN) verification activities to confirm compliance with CN program requirements where applicable.
- Operate fat/moisture analytical equipment to perform product composition testing as required.
- Perform environmental and equipment sanitation swabbing to monitor cleanliness and potential contamination risks.
- Monitor metal detectors and contamination prevention systems to ensure they operate effectively and consistently.
- Assist with onboarding and training of new QA personnel by sharing procedures, best practices, and quality standards.
Essential Skills
- Experience performing inspections and quality checks in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety, sanitation, and quality procedures.
- Strong documentation and recordkeeping skills with the ability to accurately monitor and record production and quality data.
- Ability to identify, communicate, and escalate quality concerns, including HACCP-related issues and food safety risks.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Ability to read, write, and follow instructions clearly and consistently.
- Basic computer skills for data entry and use of company systems.
- Basic math and arithmetic skills for measurements, counts, and verification activities.
- Strong attention to detail when conducting inspections and documenting findings.
- Ability to work independently while following established procedures and standards.
- Ability to accurately document quality observations and findings in a clear and organized manner.
- For QA Technician II consideration, at least 6 months of QA, food safety, manufacturing quality, laboratory, or regulated production experience.
- For QA Technician II consideration, prior exposure to HACCP and GMP requirements.
- For QA Technician II consideration, experience conducting inspections, audits, quality checks, or documentation reviews.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Food manufacturing experience is preferred.
- HACCP experience is preferred and beneficial for monitoring critical control points.
- GMP experience is preferred and supports enforcing manufacturing best practices.
- Laboratory experience is preferred and helpful for analytical testing activities.
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control experience is preferred for advanced QA responsibilities.
- Previous food manufacturing quality experience is preferred for QA Technician II roles.
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills are preferred and can support communication across diverse teams.
Work Environment
This role is based in a food manufacturing facility and involves working closely with production, sanitation, and operations teams on the plant floor. The schedule is Monday through Friday on a swing shift from 4:00 PM to 1:30 AM, and overtime may be required based on operational needs. The environment is fast-paced and production-driven, with frequent movement between production lines and quality checkpoints. The position requires regular exposure to manufacturing conditions, including processing equipment, packaging lines, and sanitation activities, while adhering to food safety, GMP, and housekeeping standards. Appropriate attire and personal protective equipment are used in accordance with facility safety and hygiene requirements.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Woodburn, OR.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40560.00 - $42640.00/yr. 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. Medical
dental
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HSA
EAP
RX program
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Woodburn, OR.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Woodburn,OR. About Actalent

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