Quality Assurance Technician

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: The Quality Control Technician monitors production processes to ensure products are within food safety quality standards.

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Shift: 5 am -2 pm

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00

Responsibilities:

• Produce and maintain accurate records regarding product/processes according to HACCP and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) directives
• Monitor current procedures to assure compliance to specifications, reporting any findings to the QA Supervisor 
• Perform technical operations such as monitoring product temperatures, conducting sanitation inspections, taking and/or shipping samples, examining/analyzing product, recording results and taking appropriate corrective action. 
• Ensure equipment follows established SSOPs, regulations, and maintenance/calibration procedures. 
• Assist QA supervisor with direct training of food safety and safety topics to employees, ensuring employees adhere to safety and quality regulations.
• Perform quality control checks such as correct packaging and weight
• Place non-conforming product or unsanitary processing equipment on HOLD
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and/ or Relevant work experience (USDA/FDA experience a plus)
• Must be able to stand/be active throughout the workday in a cold environment 
• Must possess a high attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Self-motivated with the ability to quickly adapt to different production changes
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, working collaboratively with production staff to ensure product is manufactured according to standards
• Time management with the ability to work with minimal supervision 
• Ability to operate a car and maintain valid driver’s license
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.