Quality Technician

Balchem Corporation

Quality Assurance Technician supporting manufacturing operations by verifying compliance with quality standards. Working in lab environment ensuring food safety and quality in Sleepy Eye, MN.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeSleepy Eye • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $19 - $22 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Performing daily tasks such as monitoring employee documentation, reporting of quality issues, verifying Critical Control Points, checking weights, calibrating scales, probes, thermometers, moisture analyzers, and other lab equipment, etc.
Ensuring employee compliance with allergen procedures, GMPs, SSOPs and Food Safety Plan (HAACP)
Assisting in the performance of weekly environmental swabs and monthly plant, glass, brittle plastic, and ceramic inspections
Conducting Pre-Operational activities
Testing and evaluating raw material and finished product
Writing HOLD tags and assigning and/or assisting with the disposition of product
Reviewing finished production folders as part of the positive release program
Must maintain department safety rules compliance and be a positive safety role model.
Responsible for ensuring an organized, clean and safe work environment.
Follow all Food safety practices and processes applicable to the department.
Execute what is required by the company QMS.
Monitor and maintain all food safety activities as part of daily tasks.
Enforce food safety plan while producing product.
Promote food safety and quality to all departments
Support and assist the manufacturing teams to meet customer and product quality performance requirements.
Implement department Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements.
Strive to promote a world-class Quality organization.
Effectively represent the quality team and QA issues to all internal and external customers in a timely manner.
Communicate non-conformances and lead root cause analysis investigations followed up by corrective action.
Clear sense of urgency and ability to manage priorities to meet immediate needs and long-term goals.
Ability to manage time and workload efficiently, and the ability to prioritize and modify priorities accordingly.
Strong safety, food-safety, and quality orientation and ability to promote these standards in a cross-functional environment.
Self-motivation and ability to work independently.
Ability and willingness to provide support and training to employees on all shifts.
Ability to troubleshoot and provide QA centered solutions in a cross-functional team environment and to lead a CAPA process.
Demonstrated ability to work and develop others in a team environment
Sensitive to other cultures/backgrounds, able to work in a multi-cultural workplace.
Ability and willingness to learn, practice, and improve documented work procedures.
Demonstrated ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to discuss, develop, and implement plans.
High sensitivity to quality and on time delivery of materials and services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be 18 years or older
Knowledge of food manufacturing operations and equipment.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
Able to perform basic mathematical equations
Ability to adapt in a team and/or individual setting to allow achievement of company goals
Established communication, problem solving, and attention to detail skills
Demonstrates punctuality and dependably in all aspects of work
Ability to lift 50 lbs. and required to stand, walk, sit and reach with hands and arms.
Familiarity with SQF, FDA (FSMA), HACCP and other regulatory and industry guidelines and requirements
PCQI and HACCP certified desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Performing daily tasks such as monitoring employee documentation, reporting of quality issues, verifying Critical Control Points, checking weights, calibrating scales, probes, thermometers, moisture analyzers, and other lab equipment, etc.
Ensuring employee compliance with allergen procedures, GMPs, SSOPs and Food Safety Plan (HAACP)
Assisting in the performance of weekly environmental swabs and monthly plant, glass, brittle plastic, and ceramic inspections
Conducting Pre-Operational activities
Testing and evaluating raw material and finished product
Writing HOLD tags and assigning and/or assisting with the disposition of product
Reviewing finished production folders as part of the positive release program
Must maintain department safety rules compliance and be a positive safety role model.
Responsible for ensuring an organized, clean and safe work environment.
Follow all Food safety practices and processes applicable to the department.
Execute what is required by the company QMS.
Monitor and maintain all food safety activities as part of daily tasks.
Enforce food safety plan while producing product.
Promote food safety and quality to all departments
Support and assist the manufacturing teams to meet customer and product quality performance requirements.
Implement department Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements.
Strive to promote a world-class Quality organization.
Effectively represent the quality team and QA issues to all internal and external customers in a timely manner.
Communicate non-conformances and lead root cause analysis investigations followed up by corrective action.
Clear sense of urgency and ability to manage priorities to meet immediate needs and long-term goals.
Ability to manage time and workload efficiently, and the ability to prioritize and modify priorities accordingly.
Strong safety, food-safety, and quality orientation and ability to promote these standards in a cross-functional environment.
Self-motivation and ability to work independently.
Ability and willingness to provide support and training to employees on all shifts.
Ability to troubleshoot and provide QA centered solutions in a cross-functional team environment and to lead a CAPA process.
Demonstrated ability to work and develop others in a team environment
Sensitive to other cultures/backgrounds, able to work in a multi-cultural workplace.
Ability and willingness to learn, practice, and improve documented work procedures.
Demonstrated ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Verbal and written communication skills sufficient to discuss, develop, and implement plans.
High sensitivity to quality and on time delivery of materials and services. 🎯 Requirements
Must be 18 years or older
Knowledge of food manufacturing operations and equipment.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, and Word
Able to perform basic mathematical equations
Ability to adapt in a team and/or individual setting to allow achievement of company goals
Established communication, problem solving, and attention to detail skills
Demonstrates punctuality and dependably in all aspects of work
Ability to lift 50 lbs. and required to stand, walk, sit and reach with hands and arms.
Familiarity with SQF, FDA (FSMA), HACCP and other regulatory and industry guidelines and requirements
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Hard Skills & Tools

food manufacturing operationsquality management systemsroot cause analysismathematical equationscalibrating lab equipmentenvironmental swabsproduct testingHOLD tags managementdisposition of productfood safety practices

Soft Skills

communication skillsproblem solvingattention to detailtime managementself-motivationteamworkcultural sensitivityadaptabilitydependabilityleadership

Certifications

PCQIHACCP