**Job Title: QA Technician** **Job Description** • Ensures the quality of product and services by testing product, performing audits of product lines, and placing defective products on hold, as necessary. • Executes quality assurance programs by upholding quality program expectations and standards. • Responsible for validating and verifying that components of the SQF programs are in place and being executed as directed by the SQF Practitioner. • Reviews CAPA (Corrective Action and Preventive Action) program. • Performs various product tests by testing batches, conducting taste tests on finished products, checking ingredients and recipes, logging results, and correcting any discrepancies. • Communicates with key personnel within the organization regarding the status of ingredients and products. • Manages raw ingredients through inspections; prepares hold reports and hold tags; informs necessary personnel and/or departments to determine the disposition of items on hold. • Completes necessary daily duties such as entering daily production data into the computer, filing paperwork, and completing various reports. **Hard Skills** + Quality control + Testing + Inspection + Lock out Tag out + Food production + GMP + Chemical handling **Job Type** This is a permanent position. **Work Site** This is a fully on-site position in Portland, Oregon. **Work Environment** Food manufacturing company. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.