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Food Quality Lab And Production Technician

Actalent
Red Wing, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/20/2026

Job Title: QA Technician

Job Description

The QA Technician is responsible for ensuring quality standards are met on the production floor and in the lab. This position requires a strong voice in quality, overseeing SQF Level 3, GMP, SOPs, Quality Standards, and Organic certification. The role involves both floor and lab duties, including product checks, training staff, and conducting various tests and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Voice of Quality on the production floor, ensuring compliance with SQF Level 3, GMP, SOPs, Quality Standards, and Organic certification.
  • Train production staff on GMPs and oversee product releases.
  • Complete batch record information and document according to Quality standards.
  • Conduct environmental monitoring, including swabbing, plating, petrifilm, and microbial analysis.
  • Perform color and moisture testing, including pH, refractive index, and viscosity.
  • Analyze data and send samples to the R&D Team.

Essential Skills

  • Knowledge of SQF, GMP, quality control, food quality, and documentation control.
  • Experience in quality assurance, HACCP, FDA regulations, batch record review, and food manufacturing.
  • Strong personality and communication skills to address quality issues effectively.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • BA/BS in a Scientific Degree or 1 years of manufacturing experience with quality checks.
  • Opportunity to gain HACCP and PCQI certifications.
  • Ability to lead projects and provide constructive feedback to colleagues.


Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $43680.00 - $45760.00/yr.

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Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Red Wing,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 19, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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 due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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