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1st Shift Quality Assurance Technician

Mom's Meals

Grinnell, IAFull-timeNo compensation foundTracked 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Grinnell, IA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Mom's Meals is hiring a 1st Shift Quality Assurance Technician. The Quality Assurance Technician supports food safety and GMP regulations in the prep kitchen and blast chill environments, holding themselves to high standards of quality, accuracy, and food safety guidelines while ensuring proper documentation and inspections.

Key focus areas include Perform CCP checks that include cooking and cooling product temperatures, Accurately complete all required documentation including CCP records, and Handle pre-operational inspections.

Important skills include Food Safety Knowledge, Food Safety, Allergens Knowledge, Sanitation, GMPs, and CCP Checks.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food Safety KnowledgeFood SafetyAllergens KnowledgeSanitationGMPsCCP ChecksTemperature MeasurementEnvironmental SamplingChemical TitrationsCommunicative SkillsAccuracyFast‑Paced Environment Ability

Qualifications

1 Year Food Quality Experience

Full job description

The Quality Assurance Technician will support food safety and GMP regulations within our prep kitchen and blast chill environments. Quality Assurance Technicians are expected to hold themselves to a high level of quality, accuracy, and food safety guidelines.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

  • Perform CCP checks that include cooking and cooling product temperatures

  • Accurately complete all required documentation including CCP records

  • Handle Pre-operational inspections

  • Perform environmental and food contact surface sampling

  • Confirm accuracy checks on thermometers

  • Perform dish inspections for cleanliness

  • Follow strict GMP inspections

  • Perform chemical titrations

  • Authority to stop the kitchen from running if the process is causing a food safety concern

Required Skills and Experience

  • Demonstrate effective Food Safety knowledge (HACCP, allergens, sanitation, GMPs)

  • Passion for accuracy

  • Excellent communicative skills

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • 1 year of previous food quality related experience

Physical Requirements

  • Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms

  • Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen

  • Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch

  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

  • Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

  • Able to perform repetitive movements

  • Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)

Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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Job Category: Kitchen – Quality & Technical Services

Job Type: Full-Time, 1st Shift

Location Type: On-site

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