Job Description
Job Description
You are a Quality Control Inspector working in a food manufacturing environment.
This position pays: $20-$24/hour
Schedule: Monday - Friday 2pm -10:30pm with possible overtime during the week and Saturdays.
Location: Petaluma, CA
What you will be doing:
- In this critical role, you will ensure our products consistently meet rigorous standards for food safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.
- Working collaboratively across production, sanitation, warehouse, and senior management teams, you will conduct thorough inspections, monitor processes, and maintain comprehensive documentation to uphold our commitment to excellence.
- Conduct regular quality inspections on raw materials, in-process mixes, finished products, and final packaging.
- Monitor inbound and outbound shipments to ensure compliance with quality and safety standards
- Verify adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation protocols, and allergen controls throughout production
- Perform pre-operation and post-operation inspections, including ATP and environmental swabbing
- Review and maintain accurate production logs, hold logs, metal detector checks, and temperature monitoring records.
- Verify completeness and proper documentation of Clean-in-Place (CIP) and sanitation activities
- Collaborate with production leads to identify, document, and resolve non-conformances or out-of-specification results
- Conduct routine GMP audits to ensure ongoing compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
- Maintain organized and accessible records to facilitate continuous improvement initiatives.
- Confirm proper staging and accurate lot-code tracking of next-day ingredients and packaging.
What you bring:
- Strong familiarity with SQF, FSMA, USDA regulations, HACCP principles, GMPs, allergen management, and environmental monitoring.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
- Data entry experience
- ERP experience preferred
- Ability to work comfortably in cold environments, including freezer and cooler areas for limited time
To learn more about the workplace culture and the position, please apply!
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About Nelson Connects:
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California Fair Chance Act and Beyond: Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable regulations. We will consider qualified Applicants for employment, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and CA Fair Chance Act.
Temporary Associate Benefits Offered: Weekly benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, EAP, Life/AD&D, STD, Commuter FSA, + state mandated benefits.
EEO Statement: Nelson Connects is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other classification protected by law.
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