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Fontanini Food Quality Control Auditor- 2nd Shift

Hormel Foods

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Compensation
$22.9/hr
Location
McCook, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Fontanini, part of Hormel Foods, produces Italian meats, toppings, and specialty sausages. The Quality Control Auditor conducts product and process evaluations, food safety monitoring, regulatory checks, and product sampling. The role also communicates with operations personnel to resolve daily problems and supports quality, efficiency, and cost goals. Pay starts at $22.90 per hour, with a $1.00-per-hour differential.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

English Reading and Writing, requiredSafety Rule Comprehension, requiredInstruction Comprehension, requiredDocumentation, requiredPC Use, requiredScanner Use, requiredTemperature Tolerance, requiredLifting 35 Lbs, requiredTime Management, nice to haveMultitasking, nice to haveStress Management, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveReasoning, nice to have

Qualifications

Previous Manufacturing Experience, requiredHigh School Diploma, nice to haveQA Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Fontanini was established in 1960 by Oriano and Jennie Fontanini. From Lucca, Italy to Chicago, Illinois, the Fontanini family has been creating authentic Italian meats, toppings, and specialty sausages for generations. With a commitment to genuine, handcrafted family recipes, it’s a name that customers equate with excellence! In 2017, Fontanini joined the Hormel Foods family. Hormel shared the family values and commitment to quality production making them the perfect match!

Fontanini offers a competitive pay program including excellent benefits including a comprehensive health insurance plan, prescription drug plan, dental and vision plan, 401(k) with company match, employee assistance and wellness plan, life insurance, short-term disability, vacation and holiday pay, and educational assistance.

Pay Rates start at $22.90 per hour with a differential pay of $1.00 per hour worked.

Benefits : This position has a strong benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401(k) and match, Wellness Program, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and more.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Conducts Quality Evaluations of products and practices according to procedures and specifications.

  • Conducts Food Safety activities CCP, monitoring GMP/Process auditing and product sampling.

  • Conducts Regulatory activities for Microbiological swabbing and Label verifications.

  • Communicates with the appropriate operations personnel to resolve day-to-day problems.

  • Assures the proper handling of products and services when not meeting Hormel and regulatory requirements.

  • Assists in the monitoring of departmental and plant-wide goals to improve quality, maximize efficiencies and minimize costs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

  • Previous manufacturing experience

  • Ability to read and write in English

  • Ability to understand safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to complete required documentation, including the use of tables, PCs, and scanners.

  • Ability to tolerate temperatures of 25 degrees or >90F or below for the entire shift and lift 35lbs.

Preferred:

  • High School Diploma

  • QA experience

  • Ability to manage time well, deal with multiple tasks and handle stressful situations.

  • Good communication and reasoning skills to retrieve information from co-workers and to relay information to and from all employee levels.

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

Requisition ID : 36554

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,782 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22.9/hr
  • Illinois median$22–25/hr39 hourly ranges
  • US median$25–31/hr797 hourly ranges

This rate, $22.90/hr, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the middle half of Quality Assurance hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 147 open Quality Assurance jobs in Illinois and 4,782 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,683 postings).
Education
1,634 of the 4,782 open Quality Assurance jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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