Quality Assurance Technician

Sign-on bonus and the opportunity to grow your career with an awesome company!

The QA Tech will be responsible for inspecting goods produced or procured to ensure they are up to either the company or regulatory body’s standards. Or meet the standard quality expected by the organization or the standard laid out by the prevailing regulatory body, or both. This job involves tasks such as running tests, keeping a record of defects, analyzing products, and overseeing procedures.

Schedule:

** 1st Shift 6:00am-4:00pm**

• Sunday-Thursday (off Friday and Saturday)

*****WEEKLY PAY*******

• We offer full-time employees (40 hrs )

• Health

• Vision

• Dental

• PTO year round

• Paid holiday week off

• Eligible for multiple raises throughout the year

• Awesome company perks like discounted meals and company t-shirts

QA Tech will be required to have the Illinois's Food Handler Certificate.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Records number and types of defect noticed or encountered while sampling some products

• Tests for durability of company’s products

• Monitor the production process and product by sensory, weights control and analytical methods established from specification including but not limited to color, PH, weight, size, etc.

• Evaluate all finished products

• Advises the management on what to do to keep maintaining high standards of products

• Works in tandem with warehouse checkers or keepers to keep track of products acquired by the organization and their change in quality if there is any

• Performs regular quality check on the incoming goods to ensure they are what that is required

• Assist as a coach to the production team on how to improve output

• Assist in the decision-making process of the organization

• Identify, investigate and communicate out of compliance situation and products to MOD’s and FSQA manager or supervisor

• Recommends outright rejection of goods or products that fall short of the standards of the organization or quality control regulatory body

• Follow all required GMP, quality and food safety requirements. In addition, employee shall notify their supervisor or other designated personnel of all quality or food safety findings or incidents.

Requirements:

• Experience with quality control techniques

• Experience with measuring devices such as meters, gauges, computers, calipers, and other measuring instruments

• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds

• Able to stand, bend, lift and move intermittently during shifts of 8 hours

• Able to work in cold temperature environments

• Acceptable level of knowledge of quality assurance

• Basic skills related to food processing

• Acceptable level of skill related to project management

• Basic understanding of ingredients and food safety

About Tovala:

Tovala is a Chicago-based startup company that specializes in the creation of an incredibly smart oven that is paired with a companion meal delivery service that makes home cooking easy. Our production facilities where we make and pack these meals are located on the South Side of Chicago and in Carol Stream, IL. This role will be located at our Chicago location.

We offer full-time employees (30 hrs ) health, vision and dental insurance, plus 11 paid holidays per year, sick pay & PTO, team lunch every week, a Tovala oven & discounted meal plan after 6 months of working with us, and company equity that vests over a 4 year period.

Tovala is an equal opportunity employer. At Tovala we are committed to treating all Applicants and Team Members fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Carol Stream, IL 60188: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location