About The Position

The Quality Control Tech ensures the accuracy and quality of Home Chef products that are labeled, portioned, meal bagged, and shipped. The role works alongside production to conduct on-the-line checks against recipe specifications and quality standards. The schedule is 8:00 PM to 6:30 AM, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. The position inspects labeling, verifies portioning and meal-bag contents, checks shipping-line setup and product quality, and completes receiving, outbound transfer, and final-box inspections. It also helps maintain food safety and quality systems, supports production teams with corrections and feedback, and escalates quality or food-safety concerns to FSQA leadership.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

  • Previous experience working in food quality is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Visually inspect labels for correct placement and product or ingredient name.
  • Issue QC samples and appropriate measuring equipment for portioning; reinforce proper measurement practices; verify ingredient amounts and sign off before production begins.
  • Conduct hourly visual inspections of portioned ingredients.
  • Verify meal-bag line setup, ingredient presence and shelf life, and ingredient amounts; sign production sheets and inspect completed meal bags for accuracy.
  • Monitor meal-bagging lines and help close bags; conduct random meal-bag inspections when shipping lines are operational.
  • Verify shipping-line setup using boxing call-out sheets and communicate identified errors to production.
  • Visually inspect meat for quality when serving as protein QA and conduct the required sanitation process for proteins exposed to potential contamination.
  • Verify similar-line setup and pick quantities, and verify correct proteins, meal bags, recipe cards, box call-outs, and ice quantities on unique and hybrid lines.
  • Complete and document QC inspections of inbound and outbound ingredients, escalating quality or food-safety issues to FSQA leadership.
  • Perform final box verification, document issues and the shipping line involved, provide feedback to production, correct identified issues, and return boxes to pallets for shipping.
  • Collect cleaned and sanitized utensils after post-operation cleanup and return them and QA materials to designated storage locations.
  • Set up portion fillers with requested ingredients and verify scales used in portioning.
  • Follow facility GMPs and support company food-safety and quality programs.
  • Arrive as scheduled, follow time-off procedures, communicate professionally, treat coworkers respectfully, and work as a team with production.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time
  • 401(k) program
  • Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off
  • $30 off a first Home Chef order with promo code PEOPLE30
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