QA Technician

Post Consumer Brands • Troy, AL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician helps protect the safety and quality of food produced at the Troy, Alabama plant. The role reviews production and packaging processes, tests finished products, and works with Operations and Warehouse teams to identify and communicate food safety or quality concerns. It ensures products meet customer specifications, HACCP requirements, company standards, and regulatory expectations before moving forward. This is an on-site position with no travel required, working 12-hour shifts with availability for weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts.
• Ability to crouch, kneel, and stoop for 3 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to reach above shoulders for 3 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to bend, sit, stand, and walk for 6 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to work in high heat and humidity for 6 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds for 3 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to lift or carry 11 to 34 pounds for 6 or more hours per shift.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas by spoken or written word and visually distinguish objects or equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in quality assurance testing.
• Knowledge of GB products and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Collect product samples and analyze finished products against customer specifications and HACCP requirements.
• Identify nonconforming products and food safety concerns, investigate issues, and recommend solutions.
• Conduct routine audits of production and packaging areas for product specifications, storage, packaging, labeling, and coding.
• Complete quality analysis tests and communicate results, approvals, and lot-coding details to Operations and Warehouse teams.
• Verify that product codes are accurate, match packaged products, and meet customer specifications.
• Maintain accurate records for product analysis, logging, storage, retention samples, and expiration monitoring.
• Place out-of-specification product on hold and communicate disposition needs to the appropriate departments.
• Follow established food safety programs, policies, and practices and support the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of SQF systems.
• Maintain quality parameters for assigned areas and complete other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED