Job Description
• Product quality focused role within food manufacturing
• Quality ownership from start to finish of the process
• Visual inspections
• Weight and size verification
• Monitoring raw materials such as flour and other ingredients
• Ensuring product meets specifications and standards
• Heavy paperwork requirements
o Very manual processes
o Significant Excel based documentation
• Walking the floor and inspecting production in a large kitchen environment
• Standing, walking, and reaching throughout the shift
• Hot environment due to fryers
o Company provides uniforms
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Training & Background
• Does not need deep end to end QA expertise
• Open to training candidates with foundational QA experience
• Full training provided from the ground up
• Trainer is Melissa, who grew internally from the outlet
• QA backgrounds considered from:
o Food manufacturing strongly preferred
o Pharmaceutical or other FDA regulated industries acceptable
• FDA regulated experience is critical
• SQF experience is a plus
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.
Required Skills & Experience
• 1+ year of QA experience
• Food manufacturing experience required
• Strong attention to detail
• Consistency and reliability in work output
• Comfortable with manual documentation
• Microsoft skills required:
o Excel
o PowerPoint
o Outlook
• Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred
• Sunday to Tuesday: 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM
• Wednesday to Thursday: 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Days off: Friday and Saturday
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Compensation & Benefits
• $20 to $25 per hour
• 2 weeks vacation
• Strong benefits package
• 401K with 4 percent match
• Bonus opportunities including Christmas bonus
• Annual performance reviews with pay increases
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Transportation & Location
• Industrial area
• Reliable personal transportation required
• Local to Bohemia or Long Island only
• Team does not want to relocate candidates
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Interview Process
On site interview
Additional Interview Notes
• Interviews available Wednesday through Friday
• Virtual interviews acceptable, on site preferred
• New QA Manager will also interview
• Offer decisions made immediately when possible
• Criminal background check turnaround same day
• Target start date less than one week after offer
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Recruiting Notes
• Phone screen candidates immediately upon posting
• Resume review target: April 1 at 2:00 PM (tentative)
• Copy CEO on submissions to help move quickly
• Do not recruit from Norris Foods, they are a customer
• Target companies include Nestle and similar food manufacturers
Key Notes from Graciela
• Most important factor is clear communication
o Separate emails by candidate
o Subject line must include job title and candidate name
• QA team is very small and retention is challenging
• Candidates need to feel challenged and see a career path
• QA is viewed as a long term growth function internally
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Company & Team Overview
• Total company headcount: ~160
• QA team:
o 5 QA Technicians
o 1 QA Manager starting March 31
• Plant, factory, store, and outlet all in the same location
• QA office is inside the plant and shared with the manager
• Hands on, production floor focused role
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.