
QA Analyst
Corona, CAJob$29.52–31.52/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The QA Analyst performs analytical testing of finished goods, in-process items, and equipment swabs using established methodologies to support food safety and quality compliance. The role uses approved laboratory techniques and complex calculations to deliver accurate results. It also supports production quality through inspections, audits, preventive-control verification, data analysis, and investigation of non-conforming products.
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Full job description
QA Analyst
Posting Start Date: 10/20/26
Division: QSE
Location Type: On-Site
Pay Min: 29.52 USD
Pay Max: 31.52 USD
Job Location: Corona, CA, USA, 92880
Req Id: 783
WHAT WE NEED
The QA Analyst is responsible for performing analytical testing using established methodologies in support of finished goods, in-process items and equipment swabbing to ensure all products are in compliance with food safety and quality specifications. The QA Analyst will utilize approved laboratory techniques and perform complex calculations to ensure accurate results are delivered in a timely manner.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
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Performs Pre-Operational Inspections
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Performs perfect package checks on applicable production lines and reports any issues to QA management
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Verifies food safety preventive controls are in place and operating properly
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Supports and educates team members on food safety responsibilities and good manufacturing procedures
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Conducts data analysis to identify trends and patterns. Leads continuous improvement efforts and projects
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Performs microbiological swabs as needed
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Places all non-conforming products on hold, troubleshoots and works with leadership to investigate, determine root cause, and identify non-conforming product range
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Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of production lines and process flows to troubleshoot production issues with appropriate parties to minimize downtime
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Identifies areas to reduce waste, rework, and other inefficiencies with a focus on continuous process improvement
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Performs Internal Audits of facility, process and programs
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Acts as a backup to Quality Technicians as needed
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.
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3-5 years of manufacturing quality assurance experience in a highly regulated environment such as food or pharmaceutical manufacturing is strongly preferred.
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HAACP training strongly preferred.
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Ability to speak effectively with groups of employees throughout the organization as this position requires routinely writing reports & corresponding to all levels of plant personnel.
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Ability to stand for extended period of time
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Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds at a time without aid.
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Due to SQF regulations, all employees must be able to fluently read, write, and converse in the English language.
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Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) is a place where people go above and beyond. It’s only fitting that our employees be compensated in a similar fashion. We offer a compensation and benefits package that’s holistic, competitive and fair. It’s focused on total well-being, so in addition to standard benefits, we offer extra perks such as vacation buy, floating holidays, health and wellness rebate and tuition assistance. BRF is committed to hiring a workforce which encourages diversity of thought and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, gender identity or expression, national origin, or disability.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,064 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$29.52–31.52/hr
- California median$28–36/hr104 hourly ranges
- US median$26–31/hr856 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30.52/hr, is 9% below the California median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the middle half of Quality Assurance hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 447 open Quality Assurance jobs in California and 5,064 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Northrop Grumman17 open
- Apple15 open
- Deloitte10 open
- Experience
- Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (3,913 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,683 of the 5,064 open Quality Assurance jobs (53%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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