Job Description
Utz Quality Foods is growing and looking for a detail-oriented, career-driven Quality Assurance Technician to join our team at our Hanover, PA manufacturing facility. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment and have a passion for food safety, quality assurance, and continuous improvement, this could be a great opportunity for you.
In this role, you’ll help ensure the quality and safety of our products through product testing, inspections, documentation, and collaboration with production teams. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with experience in quality assurance, food manufacturing, lab testing, or food safety programs.
At Utz, you’ll join a team that values quality, teamwork, safety, and growth. We are proud to offer opportunities for long-term career development in a stable and growing manufacturing environment.
Shift: Monday–Thursday 5:30 PM – 5:30 AM
Responsibilities:
- Perform in-process and finished product quality inspections and testing
- Collect product samples and conduct physical and sensory evaluations
- Record and track QA data using Excel, RedZone, and other computer-based systems
- Support Environmental Monitoring Programs through sampling and documentation
- Assist with special testing and sample collection for Research & Development
- Monitor product quality specifications and ensure compliance with food safety standards
- Maintain accurate records of raw materials, lot tracking, and supplier information
- Help maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment
- Partner with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and other departments to support food safety and product quality
- Promote GMP, OSHA, and food safety compliance throughout the facility
- Support a team-oriented environment focused on continuous improvement
Requirements
- Experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Food Manufacturing, Lab Testing, or a related field preferred
- Basic understanding of quality control processes and food safety standards
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow testing schedules and procedures
- Comfortable working in a manufacturing and laboratory environment
- Basic computer skills including Excel and data entry
- Experience with RedZone, ERP systems, or quality tracking systems is a plus
- Good communication and organizational skills
- Mechanical aptitude or troubleshooting experience is helpful
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across departments
Our Recruitment Process
- Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
- Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
- Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.
Continuously Pursuing Excellence!
Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.