Utz Quality Foods is looking to grow our loyal, career driven, and customer focused team.  UQF is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Technician to work from our manufacturing facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan for our 1st shift. As a Quality Assurance Technician, this candidate will serve as a source of knowledge about these different aspects of food manufacturing and safety. You will assure that all regulatory, safety and quality parameters are met. You are the last line of defense prior to product shipping to the consumer. This position will work 6:45am-3:00pm. Spreading Joy Through Food! Here at Utz, we have a passion for food that our associates enjoy creating, our consumers love, and our customers choose.  Our renowned family of brands includes Utz, Golden Flake, Good Health, TGI Friday's, On the Border, Bachman, and Zapp's.  We provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We believe it is important to 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 OneUtzTeam and help us spread joy through food for generations to come! An 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. Key Responsibilities Comprehensive in practices, procedures and techniques involved in food manufacturing Has interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy Uses proper lifting techniques Comprehensive in general mathematic calculations Basic inventory practices and procedures Oral and written communication skills Comprehensive in record-keeping procedures Effective communication in English language Comprehensive Sensory Testing Requirements Must be able to lift 30 pounds and work on their feet, while using tools to perform repetitive actions Lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling moderately heavy objects as assigned by position. Dexterity of hands and fingers for product testing Reaching overhead, above shoulders and horizontally. Bending at the waist, kneeling, sitting, or crouching Seeing to monitor food quality and quantity. The ability to stand and walk for an entirety of a shift.

EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability