Quality Control Associate

Misfits Market • Tracy, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Control Associate inspects food products in the warehouse to determine whether they meet Misfits Market’s quality standards. Reporting to the Quality Supervisor, this role supports the operations team by prioritizing food safety and helping ensure customers receive high-quality, safe, and affordable groceries. The position works in a refrigerated warehouse environment and includes frequent product audits, inbound delivery checks, recordkeeping, and escalation of food safety or quality concerns.

Requirements

• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Have experience or comfort working in a refrigerated environment at 36 degrees.
• Have strong verbal communication skills.
• Be willing to work overtime and/or possible weekends if business needs require it.
• Be able to thrive in a repetitive, fast-paced environment.
• Have strong interpersonal skills.
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds repetitively, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Be able to stand, squat, kneel, and bend repetitively, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
• Experience working in a food-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with state and local regulations.
• Perform frequent quality control audits on produce and grocery products throughout the warehouse.
• Verify the quality and accuracy of inbound deliveries, including conducting temperature and pressure checks.
• Identify and report potential food safety or quality problems, immediately escalating them to the Lead and/or Supervisor.
• Document and maintain legible, accurate records of warehouse food products, including discarded and damaged products from various departments.
• Perform basic mathematical computations during audits, inspections, and cycle counts.
• Report low-yield issues for appropriate escalation.
• Manage time and changing priorities effectively to minimize downtime in receiving and production departments.
• Follow facility food safety rules, personal hygiene standards, and Good Distribution Practices (GDP) expectations.
• Promptly escalate food safety hazards and immediately halt production lines if product integrity is or may be compromised.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Annual Misfits grocery box credit of $1,200, paid in weekly installments.
• Life insurance.
• Paid vacation time.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid sick days.
• Commuter benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed