Lead QA Tech

Ventura Foods

Quality Assurance Tech overseeing various QA activities and leading QA Technicians in Birmingham. Ensuring product compliance with food safety policies as part of Ventura Foods.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeBirmingham • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor in supervising and coordinating all QA activities within the facility, assign various duties to QA Technicians.
Provide leadership and communication to QA as well as to other departments.
Assist with on-the-job training of new employees in the use of lab equipment and other tasks.
Communicate with appropriate management regarding quality issues and concerns.
Provide corrective actions if needed, do daily follow up and reports.
Establish and provide disposition of hold products and/or ingredients along with daily receipts and shipments.
For food safety dispositions prepare a report of the findings for review by the QA Manager.
Monitor QA department for supplies and micro samples.
Assist in testing as needed.
Schedule work areas as needed.
Maintain and monitor capability weight studies for all production lines, including training of line maintainers.
Coordinate, train, and verify with production staff the accuracy of daily batching records.
Prioritize and provide prompt technical solutions for production and/or customer related product issues or customer complaints.
Assist in the analysis of technical problems and be a resource for solutions to technical problems.
Use RedZone as applicable.
Help maintain safety training or additional training programs for employees.
Perform and verify training of new QA Technicians.
Coordinate with QA Administrative Assistant Clerk to ensure that all recordkeeping is uniformly complete and accurate and provide data for preparation of COAs, export documents, etc.
Notify and advise Production Supervisor on any concerns regarding Preventive Controls deviations, GMP, sanitation, housekeeping, safety or other issues.
Prepare, monitor and review FSMA plan and review all analytical data along with Preventive Controls so that all products are compliant before releasing product for final shipment.
Responsible for following all food safety policies, procedures and regulatory criteria including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and associated preventive controls.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or equivalent experience
5-10 years of experience in a food manufacturing lab environment
Food manufacturing lab environment experience in fats and oils preferred
Requires leadership skills and excellent verbal and written communications skills
Computer literate including experience with AS400, JDE, RedZone, Kronos, and Microsoft Office Suite
Must be able to calculate and interpret various analytical data
Ability to approach others in a tactful manner, react well under pressure and follow through on commitments
Willing to develop knowledge of margarine/shortening technology and obtain HACCP certification
Must be able to identify and report any food safety and food security concerns.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
Employee Appreciation Events
Employee Assistance Programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

analytical data interpretationfood safety compliancepreventive controlsGMPFSMAmargarine technologyshortening technologyquality assurancetestingbatching records

Soft Skills

leadershipverbal communicationwritten communicationtactfulnesspressure managementcommitment follow-throughtrainingcoordinationproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills

Certifications

HACCP certification