Quality Assurance Lab Tech ll

The Neil Jones Food Company•Vancouver, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Neil Jones Food Company is seeking a part-time 2nd Shift Quality Assurance Lab Technician II for their Northwest Packing plant in Vancouver, WA. This role is responsible for grading processed and raw fruit products according to standard operating procedures, recording, checking, and retrieving QA information. The technician will perform laboratory analyses on samples and related work for monitoring and sampling, ensuring timely and accurate documentation. This is a swing shift, part-time position that transitions to full-time (40 hours) during the fresh pack season (typically July-November) and when running off-season production, with part-time hours during the rest of the year.

Requirements

Minimum 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing quality assurance, food safety, or laboratory testing required.
High school diploma or equivalent required
Strong understanding of GMPs, HACCP principles, CCPs, and food safety systems.
Ability to independently perform routine QA testing, inspections, and verify compliance to specifications.
Strong attention to detail with accurate documentation and ability to communicate effectively across production and QA teams

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or coursework in food science, microbiology, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote Food Safety Culture as a top priority at all times and in all situations through consistent conversations, communications, and actions
Independently perform QA testing and verification for Brix, pH, turbidity, viscosity, and other routine analyses
Execute and own pre-op inspections, including documentation and release recommendation
Conduct GMP audits and initiate immediate corrective actions on the floor
Perform CCP and sanitation verifications; identify and respond to OOS conditions