LiDestri Foods
Quality Tech - 12-hour nights (6:00pm-6:30am)
LiDestri Foods, Rochester, New York, United States
Quality Technician – 12‑hour Nights (6:00 pm–6:30 am)
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This range is provided by LiDestri Foods. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base Pay Range $22.90/hr – $27.35/hr
About LiDestri Foods and Drink LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family‑run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades‑long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.
Excellent Pay And Benefits
Great career‑pathing
Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
Health insurance with premium contributions
Dental, vision, HSA
100% company‑paid life insurance and long‑term disability
401(k) – with employer match
Paid time off to include vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
Company bonuses
And many more…
Position Summary This position is responsible for monitoring the food safety and quality of products and services to ensure they meet all customer and regulatory standards by utilizing quality tools and systems application.
Duties & Responsibilities
Performs all required product and batch inspection responsibilities.
Maintain work areas and equipment within GMP and GLP standards.
Place non‑conforming raw materials, packaging, and finished products on hold as required.
Perform required analytical and microbiological testing as defined by Food Safety and Quality systems.
Verify product codes and chart recorders.
Perform microbiological activities including but not limited to ATP swabs, culture swabs, plating, BacT/Alert3D and 3M film plating (as required by facility).
Monitor thermal process checks including pasteurizer temps and packaging sterilization processes.
Participate in GMP, GLP, Food Safety, Food Quality programs.
Ensure measurement accuracy by keeping lab equipment in calibration and in operating order through preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
Perform analytical testing on product, water, raw materials, ingredients, packaging, etc.
Analyze, interpret and utilize statistical process control data to make informed decisions.
Perform 24‑hour sensory evaluation of products in the lab.
Participate in internal inspections and audits.
Maintain accurate paperwork and records to meet all government and company requirements, physical and electronic.
Communicate quality, food safety and compliance concerns immediately for prompt resolution.
Communicate quality results and collaborate with cross‑functional departments to resolve issues timely.
Collect samples (retention, customer).
Organize and maintain the sample storage and retain area.
Required Education, Skills & Experience
High School Diploma or GED.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid‑resistant work shoes/boots).
Ability to apply intermediate computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning.
Ability to use tools/gauges (refractometer, salt titrator, acid titrator, PH meter, color meter, moisture meter, consitometer).
Self‑motivated, ability to work independently.
Previous experience in quality control, preferred.
Working Conditions
Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors.
Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions.
Lifting/carrying.
Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending.
Seniority level:
Entry level
Employment type:
Full‑time
Job function:
Quality Assurance
Industries:
Food and Beverage Services
Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.
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This range is provided by LiDestri Foods. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base Pay Range $22.90/hr – $27.35/hr
About LiDestri Foods and Drink LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family‑run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades‑long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.
Excellent Pay And Benefits
Great career‑pathing
Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
Health insurance with premium contributions
Dental, vision, HSA
100% company‑paid life insurance and long‑term disability
401(k) – with employer match
Paid time off to include vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
Company bonuses
And many more…
Position Summary This position is responsible for monitoring the food safety and quality of products and services to ensure they meet all customer and regulatory standards by utilizing quality tools and systems application.
Duties & Responsibilities
Performs all required product and batch inspection responsibilities.
Maintain work areas and equipment within GMP and GLP standards.
Place non‑conforming raw materials, packaging, and finished products on hold as required.
Perform required analytical and microbiological testing as defined by Food Safety and Quality systems.
Verify product codes and chart recorders.
Perform microbiological activities including but not limited to ATP swabs, culture swabs, plating, BacT/Alert3D and 3M film plating (as required by facility).
Monitor thermal process checks including pasteurizer temps and packaging sterilization processes.
Participate in GMP, GLP, Food Safety, Food Quality programs.
Ensure measurement accuracy by keeping lab equipment in calibration and in operating order through preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
Perform analytical testing on product, water, raw materials, ingredients, packaging, etc.
Analyze, interpret and utilize statistical process control data to make informed decisions.
Perform 24‑hour sensory evaluation of products in the lab.
Participate in internal inspections and audits.
Maintain accurate paperwork and records to meet all government and company requirements, physical and electronic.
Communicate quality, food safety and compliance concerns immediately for prompt resolution.
Communicate quality results and collaborate with cross‑functional departments to resolve issues timely.
Collect samples (retention, customer).
Organize and maintain the sample storage and retain area.
Required Education, Skills & Experience
High School Diploma or GED.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment (bump cap, hair net, ear plugs, beard net (if applicable), Kevlar gloves, safety glasses and leather skid‑resistant work shoes/boots).
Ability to apply intermediate computer and communication skills, math functions, and reasoning.
Ability to use tools/gauges (refractometer, salt titrator, acid titrator, PH meter, color meter, moisture meter, consitometer).
Self‑motivated, ability to work independently.
Previous experience in quality control, preferred.
Working Conditions
Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors.
Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions.
Lifting/carrying.
Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending.
Seniority level:
Entry level
Employment type:
Full‑time
Job function:
Quality Assurance
Industries:
Food and Beverage Services
Disclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.
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