Quality Assurance Technician

Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician Job Description
The Quality Assurance Technician ensures that products are safe, consistent, and meet both company and regulatory quality standards. This role involves performing inspections and testing, documenting results, monitoring production practices, and collaborating with the manufacturing team to resolve quality issues.
Responsibilities
- Inspect products, production lines, equipment, and work areas for food safety and quality.
- Perform routine quality tests, including pH, temperature, weight, color, seal integrity, labels, date codes, allergens, and X-ray checks.
- Complete required quality and food-safety documentation.
- Conduct pre-operational inspections and environmental testing, including ATP and allergen testing.
- Collect product samples and assist with shelf-life evaluations.
- Calibrate laboratory and testing equipment.
- Place products on hold or release them after reviewing quality results.
- Identify quality issues and communicate them to the appropriate team or manager.
- Monitor and reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices, sanitation, housekeeping, and company procedures.
- Review production records for accuracy and compliance.
- Support internal, customer, FDA, USDA, Organic, and SQF audits.
- Help maintain an organized laboratory and work area.
- Participate in corrective actions, mock recalls, training, and continuous-improvement projects.
- Provide backup support to other Food Safety and Quality team members as needed.
Essential Skills
- Experience in quality assurance, quality control, food production, manufacturing, laboratory testing, or a related environment.
- Basic understanding of food safety, GMPs, sanitation, or quality procedures.
- Comfortable performing hands-on inspections, testing, and documentation.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate issues clearly.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a production team.
- Willingness to learn new testing methods, processes, and food-safety requirements.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in quality assurance, food science, GMP.
Work Environment
This position is located onsite in Union City and requires seasonal support for the team. The role operates during day shift hours.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Union City, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $29.00 - $32.00/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 position based out of Union City, CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Union City,CA. About Actalent

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