Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician

You start your shift when the plant gets quiet and precision matters most. On third shift in the Skokie/Niles, IL area, you’re the steady hand that keeps a food manufacturing operation compliant, consistent, and safe. From verifying labels to halting a line when something looks off, you’ll be the on-site guardian of product integrity.

Your Night, Step by Step

• Walk the floor to observe GMP behaviors, food safety practices, and overall product quality in real time.
• Run in-process inspections on active lines each shift—confirm weights, lot/code dates, labels, and retain samples.
• Verify and record scale checks; perform metal detector audits and review metal detection records.
• Place ingredients or finished goods on hold when quality or safety concerns arise.
• Validate changeovers; conduct ATP swabbing on equipment and environmental swabbing across zones.
• Complete audits for allergens, glass, brittle plastics, magnets, and metal detection.
• Prepare and organize retain samples; keep QA supplies inventoried and ready.
• Lead internal plant audits and keep QA documentation accurate and current.
• Open maintenance work requests when equipment or facility issues impact quality.
• Help onboard and train new QA teammates on procedures and documentation.
• Escalate serious food safety issues quickly—and stop production when needed.
• Pitch in on additional QA tasks to support the operation.

What You Bring

• High school diploma (college coursework a plus).
• 1+ year of QA/QC or operations experience in food manufacturing.
• Comfort with basic math and careful, consistent documentation.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• Clear written and verbal communication; safety-first mindset.
• Self-starter who thrives independently and collaborates well with a team.

Pay, Schedule, and Perks

• $21/hr starting pay with weekly pay.
• Full-time, steady third-shift position.
• Quality-driven food manufacturing environment with room to grow in QA.

Location

Skokie/Niles, IL Area

How to Apply

Apply in person at the Nexus Employment Solutions Plus Niles location.

Nexus Employment Solutions Plus
7900 N Milwaukee Ave, Unit 12Niles, IL 60714

Please bring 2 forms of identification when applying.

AI Disclosure:

Our recruitment process may include AI-assisted tools to support candidate evaluation. These tools do not replace human decision-making. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.