Quality Control Technician in McMinnville, Oregon - #70106 | VanderHouwen

Description

Job Id: 70106

Quality Control Technician
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Control Technician to support quality and food safety operations within a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring products meet internal standards and regulatory requirements throughout all stages of production. Candidates with flexibility to work either day or night shifts will be prioritized, with a current preference for overnight coverage.

This role is onsite in McMinnville, Oregon.

Quality Control Technician Responsibilities

• Enforce and uphold GMPs, food safety standards, and quality requirements across production operations.
• Conduct in-process, pre-production, and final product quality checks to ensure specifications are met.
• Perform routine line checks, including metal detection, weight verification, lot checks, and date code validation.
• Execute allergen and gluten testing in accordance with internal procedures and external certification requirements.
• Identify, document, and communicate quality deviations or non-conformances to Quality leadership in a timely manner.
• Audit food contact surfaces, production equipment, and workstations for sanitation and cleanliness compliance.
• Perform sanitation inspections prior to startup, changeovers, and shift transitions, rejecting equipment when necessary.
• Manage product and material HOLDS during assigned shifts, ensuring proper disposition per food safety protocols.
• Inspect incoming raw materials and packaging materials, verify documentation, and pull required retains.
• Verify equipment calibration, perform basic calibration adjustments when required, and ensure proper documentation.
• Provide accurate and timely completion of all shift-related quality documentation and reports.
• Partner with production, operations, and warehouse teams to ensure quality expectations and SOPs are followed.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in assigned work areas and adjacent spaces.
• Coach and reinforce quality, safety, and GMP expectations with production team members as needed.

Quality Control Technician Qualifications

• Working knowledge of HACCP principles, with formal HACCP training preferred.
• Prior experience in quality control, food safety, or manufacturing quality environments.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and assess product compliance.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and make sound decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Effective communication skills with the confidence to address non-compliance at all organizational levels.
• Comfortable working overtime, weekends, and extended shifts as business needs require.
• Willingness to work overnight shifts; flexibility for day or night shifts.

Compensation: $23.60/hr + shift differential.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible full-time employees and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

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