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Quality Control Technician

Peabody, MA 01960

Posted: 01/15/2026 Employment Type: Full Time Industry: QA - Quality Control Job Number: 24494 Pay Rate: 20.00 - 27.00

Job Description


Quality Control Technician
Peabody, MA
Payrate $20 to 27 an / hour depending on experience
M-F 5: 00 am -1: 30 pm/ or 6: 00 am to 2: 30 pm
* Must be available to work Saturday shifts as needed
* Flexibility to work overtime is required

Qualifications of the Quality Control Technician
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational, and time management skills
  • Excellent communication skills, including listening, writing, and speaking
  • Ability to analyze and solve problems with strong interpersonal skills
  • Adaptability to change and ability to prioritize competing demands
  • Basic math proficiency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ability to use online databases
  • Working Conditions and Physical Requirement
  • Opportunity for overtime based on business needs
  • Must be willing to perform additional work as needed to support quality and food safety efforts

Benefits
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 8-hour shift
  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed

Responsibilities of the Quality Control Technician
  • The Quality Control Technician is responsible for supporting quality control efforts to ensure that all processing and packaging meet quality and food safety standards
  • This role involves conducting inspections, audits, and documentation to maintain compliance with regulatory and internal quality assurance standards
  • Additionally, the technician will communicate corrections and educate members of other departments to ensure company-wide adherence to quality and safety standards
  • The technician must also be willing to take on additional work as needed to support food safety and quality initiatives
  • Quality Control & Food Safety
  • Perform routine sampling and auditing of processing and packaging
  • Conduct metal detection and gas checks to ensure compliance
  • Verify adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and food safety programs
  • Follow critical control point (CCP) procedures as outlined in the HACCP program
  • Complete pre-operational (Pre-Op), operational and changeover inspections, including ATP and protein swabs
  • Segregate and hold non-compliant finished products and ingredients per company procedures
  • Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS)
  • Conduct daily net weight checks and verify finished product specifications
  • Calibrate thermometers and verify scale calibration as needed
  • Assist the Quality Systems Supervisor and Quality Assurance Manager in initiating and following up on corrective and interim action plans for non-compliance issues
  • Follow Safe Quality Food (SQF) guidelines and help ensure company-wide compliance with SQF standards
  • Prepare, mix, and verify proper concentration of antimicrobial interventions
  • Facility and Quality Assurance Compliance
  • Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with lab-related responsibilities as needed
  • Identify and report necessary repairs or adjustments to management
  • Help maintain compliance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards, Bertolino Foods policies, and government regulations
  • Take immediate action to prevent nonconformities in food safety, product quality, processes, and safety systems
  • Identify and record any food safety or quality concerns
  • Prevent further processing or distribution of nonconforming products until the issue is resolved
  • Assist in delivering food safetys training as needed
  • Distribution/food manufacturing facility
  • Lift and move up to 25 lbs
  • Frequent walking, standing, kneeling, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, and sitting
  • Visual inspection duties required
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