Quality Control Technician

Reily Foods Company
  • Knoxville, TN
    12 days ago

    Job Description

    Build your career with our family-owned company. For more than 100 years, Reily Foods Company has been creating and distributing food and beverage products that bring people together. Our family of brands includes JFG Coffee, Luzianne Tea, Tiger Sauce, Swan's Down Cake Flour and many others enjoyed by consumers across the country.

    At Reily, you're not just filling a position-you're becoming part of a team that takes pride in quality, safety and teamwork. We strive daily to continuously improve our operations and get the job done right.

    Our Quality Control Technicians are responsible for supporting food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing and production process. This position performs routine testing, inspections, sampling, and documentation to ensure raw materials, in-process products, finished goods, and production processes meet established quality standards and specifications.

    Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, analytical, dependable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. They will have a strong commitment to food safety and quality, the ability to identify and communicate quality concerns, and the confidence to work collaboratively with Production, Operations, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve issues.

    Responsibilities:

    • Conduct routine inspections of raw materials, in-process production, and finished goods
    • Understand product specifications, food safety and legal requirements and perform complete quality tests and analyses using appropriate tools and equipment
    • Utilize Digital Production System (Redzone) to complete quality compliance documents, launch ad hoc data sheets and communicate with support functions
    • Monitor and ensure production checks are completed for specified area
    • Calibrate and use all quality equipment for specified area
    • Learn and maintain customer standards for product specifications and acceptable quality
    • Assist in cupping and other lab functions
    • Other duties as assigned
    • High school diploma or GED
    • Machine quality or food production experience preferred
    • Knowledge of GFSI audit schemes, such as BRC and SQF and understanding of legal food safety requirements
    • Technical skills include the ability to calibrate testing equipment, using RedZone manufacturing software, and become certified in Quality areas
    • Interpersonal skills include good verbal and written communication, good time management skills, strong attention to details with ability to follow standardized procedures
    • Leadership skills include a positive attitude, being a team player and self-leadership

    We offer a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports the well-being, financial security, and work-life balance of our employees.

    • 10 Paid Company Holidays
    • Generous Paid Vacation & Sick Time
    • Comprehensive, Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for you and your family
    • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions
    • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA)
    • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match and discretionary profit sharing
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and financial wellness resources
    • Company‑Paid Disability
    • Company‑Paid Life Insurance equal to 3× annual compensation
    • And more benefits designed to support your health, wealth, and well‑being

    Together, these benefits reflect our commitment to caring for our employees both inside and outside the workplace.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationKnoxville, TN

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Datasheetsunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Food Productionunmatched
    • Food Qualityunmatched
    • Food Safetyunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Softwareunmatched
    • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
    • Operational Improvementunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Quality Controlunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Sampling Inspectionunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Test Equipmentunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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