**Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician** **Job Description** As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and safety of our products. You will be responsible for inspecting incoming raw materials, performing pre-operation inspections, and conducting various quality checks throughout the production process. **Pay: $20 - $27/hr (based on experience)** **Shift: 3rd shift: 10:00pm - 6:00am, Monday - Friday** **Benefits: 401k, vision, health, dental** **Responsibilities** + Inspect incoming raw materials for proper labeling, lot numbers, and expiration dates. + Perform Pre-Op Inspections to ensure food safety before production begins. + Conduct metal detector tests at the start, during, and end of production runs to ensure proper functioning of Critical Control Points (CCP), and document these checks. + Oversee production changeovers to ensure correct setup of machinery, packaging, check weighers, and UPC readers. + Perform quality inspections of finished products, testing moisture content, measurements, and color against specifications. + Document instances of rejected products or raw material issues, and report them to the QA Manager or Plant Manager. + Assist in investigating customer complaints or problems related to rejected or non-conforming products. + Report discrepancies or problems promptly to management. + Perform equipment calibration testing as needed. + Supervise cleaning crews to ensure daily cleanliness of the plant. + Ensure compliance with the Global Standard for Food Safety. + Fill in for the QA Supervisor when necessary. + Perform other related duties as assigned. **Essential Skills** + Experience in quality assurance and quality control. + Proficiency in inspection and visual inspection techniques. + Strong documentation skills. + Experience in food manufacturing and quality assurance processes. + Bilingual skills (Spanish speaking) are a plus. + Ability to work with and manage different personalities. **Why Work Here?** Join a company that values its employees with comprehensive vision, health, and dental benefits. Enjoy a friendly work atmosphere with picnics and food trucks. Be part of a growing business that was recently acquired and is expanding. **Work Environment** Work in a food manufacturing environment that may be hot in the summer. Embrace the challenges and opportunities of ensuring product quality in a dynamic setting. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hingham, Massachusetts. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $28.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Hingham,MA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 23, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.