QA Technician

Company Information

Organization name: BlendTech, Inc

About our organization: Since 1999, Blend Tech has been helping food companies achieve a competitive edge with custom-blended dry spice and liquid seasoning processed under the industry’s highest standards and routinely delivered on or ahead of schedule.

Website: www.blendtechinc.com

Prepared Date: April dd, 2026

Effective Date: April dd, 2026

Hiring Manager Job Title: Quality Director/Quality Supervisor

Job Function: Quality and Sanitation Technician

Employment Status: Full-time Regular

Primary Location: Wichita, KS

Job/Position Summary

The Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician is responsible for overseeing daily quality and sanitation test and inspection checks to ensure food safety, regulatory compliance, and adherence to customer specifications. This role ensures products meet requirements, records are maintained to the highest GMP and GDP standards. QA Technicians must maintain audit readiness, support production, and drive continuous improvement in food safety and environmental sanitation programs.

This position plays a critical role in fostering a strong food safety culture and ensuring compliance with Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF) requirements and applicable regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), as applicable.

Education and Experience

• Associates degree in a related field or 2 years food industry equivalent experience
• Nice to have
• Internal auditor training and experience
• HACCP training and experience
• PCQI certification

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Assure product meets compliance specifications and overall final product approval checks.

Data analysis, trend identification, troubleshooting, corrective action and communication with regards to processing data. Assess process quality parameters and food safety and quality systems daily, including cross checks, raw materials, calibration, maintenance, standard procedures, food safety, training, auditing and oversight of analytical testing performed in control rooms. Training in new food safety and quality chemists, analysts, operators, technicians and personnel from other functional areas. Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

Other duties as assigned.

Skills and competencies

Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment

Experience with email, spreadsheet and word processing applications

Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions

Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings

Physical and Work Requirements

• Requires the ability to lift between 30 and 50 pounds
• Sitting and standing for long periods of time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person