BRD Quality Assurance Tech shifts available
About The Position
Barrett Petfood is hiring a full-time, onsite Quality Technician in Brainerd, Minnesota. The role supports the company’s quality control and safety processes across production, from inspecting incoming ingredients and materials through checks of the finished product. The technician monitors production practices to verify compliance with safety protocols and quality standards, and helps maintain sanitation and documentation across plant operations. The position pays $21.50–$25.00 per hour, with shift differentials for the listed shifts. Available schedules are Monday–Friday, 2:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m. (second shift, with a $1.50 shift differential), or Friday–Sunday, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (fourth shift, with a $4-per-hour shift differential).
Requirements
- Attention to detail.
- Organizational skills.
- Computer skills.
- Mathematical skills.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods in a manufacturing facility.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to bend, reach, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, and perform other physical activities required in a manufacturing environment.
- Ability to routinely and safely climb and descend stairs and ladders, including to access elevated work areas and equipment.
- Ability to safely operate or work from a scissor lift to access elevated equipment and production areas for inspections, verification, and environmental or sanitation sampling.
- Ability to maintain balance and stability on elevated platforms, stairs, ladders, and uneven or wet surfaces, as applicable.
- Ability to work in conditions that may be hot, cold, wet, humid, noisy, or subject to temperature fluctuations.
Responsibilities
- Verify that plant departments and employees follow company quality standards and guidelines.
- Collect samples; test, record, and report basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of ingredients, formulations, packaging, and related materials to support their acceptance, approval, or disposition.
- Monitor, teach, and enforce plant sanitation policies, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP requirements, and allergen-control methods.
- Prepare, maintain, monitor, and track plant documentation and departmental forms.
- Monitor departmental efficiency, testing and approval times, yields, scrap loss, and other key indicators.
- Teach, instruct, and lead plant employees on sanitation matters.
- Monitor other departments’ completion of paperwork and promote accurate, thorough record keeping throughout the plant.
- Adhere to sanitation procedures to support a safe, quality-focused manufacturing environment.
Benefits
- Company-paid medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Life insurance.
- Health savings account.
- Paid time off.
- Seven paid holidays.
- Employee discounts.
- Complimentary pet food.
- Company-sponsored events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
