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Job Title: QA Tech

Job Description

As a QA Tech, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and safety of our food products. Your responsibilities will include sampling, weighing, grading, and recording product samples, as well as performing various tests to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Responsibilities

+ Sample, weigh, thaw, grade, and record samples of products using scales while recognizing and separating defects.

+ Taste products and have a working knowledge of pounds, ounces, kilograms, grams, linear measurements, and basic mathematics.

+ Track totes, understand resources and applications, record inventory, and understand USDA grade charts and buyer specifications.

+ Perform temperature and peroxidase testing, pesticide sampling, and 10 oz. sampling.

+ Operate shearpress machinery, run machines, and record tenderometer readings.

+ Conduct various tests on each load, including split checks, brine checks, and pea waste checks, and record the results.

+ Lift up to 25 pounds frequently and stand or walk for a maximum of three hours prior to each break period.

+ Climb ladders, stairs, or scaffolding and maintain balance on narrow or slippery surfaces.

+ Reach, handle, see color distinctions, judge depth perception, twist and turn, stoop, kneel, and perform fine motor skills.

+ Perceive attributes of objects and materials such as size, shape, or texture through touch.

Essential Skills

+ Quality assurance and quality control

+ Inspection and food manufacturing

+ Food safety and general labor

+ Basic computer skills

+ Knowledge of food processing

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Understanding of USDA grade charts

+ Experience with shearpress operation

+ Ability to work with scales and measurements

Work Environment

The work environment includes concrete and metal platforms with varying heat, cold, and humidity levels. Moderate exposure to dust and fumes is expected, and hearing protection is required due to noise. The role requires moderate dexterity, working with people, and managing stress. Tasks involve moderate repetition and precision, with low to moderate boredom.

Why Work Here?

Join a dynamic team where your contributions to quality assurance are valued. Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities to develop your skills in food safety and manufacturing. Benefit from a culture that prioritizes work-life balance and personal growth.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Moses Lake, Washington.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.55 - $17.55/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Moses Lake,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 20, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.