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Van Drunen Farms · 1 month ago

Quality Control Technician, Nights

Crown Point, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$21.50/hr - $22.50/hr

2+ years exp

Van Drunen Farms is a growing global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier. The Quality Control Technician ensures product quality and compliance with regulatory standards, while also supporting food safety initiatives and training operational staff.

AgricultureFood and BeverageManufacturing

Responsibilities

Ensure that any quality or food safety issues are addressed and/or elevated to Plant Quality Manager

Responsible for shift-based quality verification or monitoring activities for raw ingredients, packaging, and finished product

Verify conformance of finished product attributes and product defects following quality-approved standards and procedures

Verify proper execution of Code dates monitoring protocols to ensure product traceability is not compromised

Verify scale calibration accuracy/ activities

Initiate escalations for non-conforming products and processes

Provide support in incident investigations to enable proper risk assessment

Ensures that only approved documents are used in the plant for quality-related activities and archives quality-related records for further analysis or auditing purposes

Provides quality-related information to operators to enable quality control activities

Escalate to process areas any out-of-conformance incidents and collaborate in troubleshooting providing all information needed on product quality attributes until the process and product are back in control

Identify and isolate out-of-specification materials, including placing the product on hold, initiating non-conformances, and escalating to the correct associates. They are expected to collaborate closely with Production to ensure all non-conforming products are captured in-house

Verifies that procedures to complete quality-related documentation are properly executed and information in the records is complete

Sign off all quality check paperwork for all lines in accordance with company and FSMA guidelines

Provides coaching and training to operators to ensure proper execution of quality control protocols and proper record management

Be part of the Food Safety/ HACCP team and Internal Auditors group to support the quality and food safety continuous improvement program and CAPA’s execution

Help to monitor pest control issues and 3rd party companies

Conduct Plant walk/multi-disciplinary inspections

Help to monitor corrective actions

Complete Sanitation Verification

Train other technicians on environmental monitoring procedures

Provide quality presence at new process/ production start-ups to evaluate food sanitation and food safety concerns

Conduct metal detection testing validation

Monitor chemical usage and titration

Approve new equipment that meets quality standards

Research production issues, complaints, and out-of-specification products to help come up with resolutions

Monitor and maintain records and assist in ensuring that sensitive productions are completed accurately as per described in formulations and sampling

Communicate and partner with plant management and production workers to increase food safety /quality programs or resolve any ongoing issues or non-conformances

An employee in this job must be thorough in maintaining records of their work and willing to communicate all relevant information to the Plant Quality Manager

All other tasks, duties, and responsibilities assigned by the Plant Quality Manager

Qualification

Quality Control ProtocolsFood Safety ComplianceMicrosoft WordExcel ProficiencyHACCP KnowledgeRecord KeepingTraining SkillsBilingual (English/Spanish)Communication Skills

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos

Ability to write correspondence

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees of the organization

Must be fluent in oral and written English

Must be able to use the computer for email communication, must be able to compose a document using Microsoft Word, and must be able to navigate around an Excel spreadsheet

The employee must be willing and able to attend and qualify for all required Quality and Food Safety Training both inside and outside the Company

The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred

2+ years of experience in manufacturing, food or beverage manufacturing preferred

Spanish will be a plus

Benefits

Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Benefits Available: benefits-summary-2025.pdf

Shift Differential: Yes $1.50