Quality Technician

Job Title: Quality Technician

Pay: $29/hr

Shift: 6:50 AM to 3:20 PM; Monday - Friday

Job Description

The Quality Technician serves as the shift’s quality subject-matter expert, actively patrolling production areas to evaluate product quality, collect samples, verify specifications, communicate any deviations to operators and supervisors, and recommend corrective and preventive actions. This role plays a key part in ensuring products consistently meet internal standards as well as all applicable Federal and State regulations, while supporting continuous improvement in quality control processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain clear, accurate inspection reports for production activities and finished products.
• Inspect products throughout the production process to ensure they meet established quality and safety standards.
• Verify ongoing compliance with internal company requirements and all applicable Federal and State regulations.
• Ensure all testing and inspection equipment is properly calibrated, maintained, and functioning correctly.
• Report quality issues, anomalies, or nonconformances promptly to supervisors and relevant stakeholders.
• Compile test data and prepare concise, informative quality reports for review and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve quality control processes and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborate with production staff to reinforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety standards.
• Apply Good Documentation Practices to maintain accurate, legible, and traceable records of inspections and tests.
• Perform other related quality assurance and inspection duties as assigned to support overall product quality.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as an inspector or quality technician in a food lab or food production environment preferred.
• Hands-on experience with quality assurance, quality inspection, and quality control activities.
• Knowledge of food inspection practices and food production processes.
• Strong understanding of mathematical concepts to perform measurements, calculations, and data analysis.
• Excellent visual attention to detail with the ability to detect defects, deviations, and anomalies.
• Advanced organizational skills to manage samples, records, and multiple inspection tasks efficiently.
• Proven ability to draft reports and compile data in a clear and structured format.
• Ability to interpret and analyze technical information, specifications, and quality standards.
• Capability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high accuracy and reliability.
• Ability to stand for extended periods in a production environment.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Documentation Practices in a food setting.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Skills as a Quality Inspector or in a similar quality control role.
• Comfort working in fast-paced food production settings with frequent inspections and sampling.
• Strong communication skills to clearly convey quality findings to operators and supervisors.
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively across production and quality teams.

Why Work Here?

You will join a collaborative, craftsmanship-driven culture that takes pride in producing premium chocolate while maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality. The organization values tradition and innovation, encourages attention to detail and teamwork, and provides a stable daytime schedule from Monday to Friday that supports work-life balance. Employees are supported in developing their skills in a hands-on environment where quality and continuous improvement are central to everyday work.

Work Environment

The role is based in a collaborative, hands-on production environment focused on craftsmanship, food safety, and consistent product quality. You will work primarily in fast-paced food production areas where attention to detail and teamwork are essential. The culture emphasizes tradition, innovation, and pride in producing premium chocolate, with a strong emphasis on Good Manufacturing Practices and accurate documentation. The standard shift runs from 6:50 AM to 3:20 PM, Monday through Friday, and the position requires standing for extended periods and moving between production and inspection areas in a food manufacturing facility.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Fairfield, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $29.00 - $29.00/hr.

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) Ret…