Quality Assurance Technician

Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Quality

Locations: Meadville, Pennsylvania

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 31650

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/postconsumerbrands/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Consumer-Brands/1919490918137560/) for the latest news.

Location Description

The Meadville, Pennsylvania facility is 135,000 square feet and home to about 290 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. Located along the banks of French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania and 45 minutes from Pittsburgh, Meadville is home to more than 13,000 full time residents and 2,000 Allegheny College students. Meadville is an active center for business, industry, education, the arts, recreation, service and tourism. Conneaut Lake, Pymatuning State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge are wonderful places to appreciate the area's natural beauty.

Responsibilities

Summary

Starting Pay: $20.75/hour + Shift Differential (with pay for skill pay progressions)

At Post Consumer Brands (PCB) , we're passionate about creating high-quality pet food that helps pets live happy, healthy lives. Through our family of trusted pet food brands, we provide nutritious and delicious options for dogs and cats of all ages. As a member of our Quality & Food Safety team, you'll help ensure every product we manufacture meets the highest standards for safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

As a Quality & Food Safety (QFS) Technician , you'll play a critical role in protecting the integrity of our products and supporting a culture where quality and food safety come first. Your work will directly impact the products pets and pet parents rely on every day.

The QFS Technician is responsible for ensuring raw materials, in-process products, and finished pet food products meet established quality and food safety standards through routine testing, inspections, monitoring, and documentation.

If you're looking for a career where your attention to detail and commitment to excellence help deliver safe, high-quality pet food products to families everywhere, we'd love to have you join the PCB team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct basic tests for protein, fat, moisture, and other quality parameters

• Perform visual inspections of packaging, labeling, and product integrity

• Monitor sanitation practices and hygiene compliance in production areas

• Document test results and report deviations to supervisors

• Calibrate and operate lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, scales, NIRs, thermometers)

• Assist in implementing HACCP protocols and food safety procedures

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including operations, receiving, and maintenance.

• Follow and adhere to all PCB safety guidelines

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.

• 6 months to 1 year of manufacturing or related experience is a plus.

• Mechanically inclined with the ability to learn and operate all related production equipment.

• Ability to follow detailed work instructions or work direction.

• Basic math and computer skills.

• Ability to use basic hand and power tools.

• Ability to work within a team environment and build positive professional relationships.

• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal form in English.

• Ability to problem solve entry-level problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where standardizations/alternatives exist.

• Ability to work scheduled shifts, standing, kneeling, climbing and walking for extended periods of the day; capable of repetitive gripping, pinching, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling with weight ranges up to 50 pounds; ability to perform repeated twisting, bending and reaching of upper and lower extremities; exposure to hot and/or humid environments, heights up to 30 ft., working on ladders, and confined spaces.

• Good work history and acceptable attendance.

Summary

Starting Pay: $20.75/hour + Shift Differential (with pay for skill pay progressions)

At Post Consumer Brands (PCB) , we're passionate about creating high-quality pet food that helps pets live happy, healthy lives. Through our family of trusted pet food brands, we provide nutritious and delicious options for dogs and cats of all ages. As a member of our Quality & Food Safety team, you'll help ensure every product we manufacture meets the highest standards for safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.

As a Quality & Food Safety (QFS) Technician , you'll play a critical role in protecting the integrity of our products and supporting a culture where quality and food safety come first. Your work will directly impact the products pets and pet parents rely on every day.

The QFS Technician is responsible for ensuring raw materials, in-process products, and finished pet food products meet established quality and food safety standards through routine testing, inspections, monitoring, and documentation.

If you're looking for a career where your attention to detail and commitment to excellence help deliver safe, high-quality pet food products to families everywhere, we'd love to have you join the PCB team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct basic tests for protein, fat, moisture, and other quality parameters

• Perform visual inspections of packaging, labeling, and product integrity

• Monitor sanitation practices and hygiene compliance in production areas

• Document test results and report deviations to supervisors

• Calibrate and operate lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, scales, NIRs, thermometers)

• Assist in implementing HACCP protocols and food safety procedures

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including operations, receiving, and maintenance.

• Follow and adhere to all PCB safety guidelines

• High School Diploma or GED.

• 6 months to 1 year of manufacturing or related experience is a plus.

• Mechanically inclined with the ability to learn and operate all related production equipment.

• Ability to follow detailed work instructions or work direction.

• Basic math and computer skills.

• Ability to use basic hand and power tools.

• Ability to work within a team environment and build positive professional relationships.

• Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal form in English.

• Ability to problem solve entry-level problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where standardizations/alternatives exist.

• Ability to work scheduled shifts, standing, kneeling, climbing and walking for extended periods of the day; capable of repetitive gripping, pinching, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling with weight ranges up to 50 pounds; ability to perform repeated twisting, bending and reaching of upper and lower extremities; exposure to hot and/or humid environments, heights up to 30 ft., working on ladders, and confined spaces.

• Good work history and acceptable attendance.

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)