Quality Control Technician
Pacific Seafood · Warrenton, OR
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Pacific Seafood (industrial) in Warrenton, OR. Identify, investigate and report on critical quality defects on production processes and products.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 401 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 448 other live quality postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $64k–$90k, from 45 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 42%
- Root cause 37%
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Pacific Seafood
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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requirements
and law changes.
- ✓Identify, investigate and report on critical quality defects on production processes and products.
- ✓Follow project zero product defect’s objective/philosophy.
- ✓Conduct environmental testing on contact surfaces, water, and product.
- ✓Conduct equipment calibrations and implement process controls for daily operations.
- ✓Responsible for achievement of quality department goals and objectives.
- ✓Participate and assist in all plant quality activities.
responsibilities
may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.
What you bring to Pacific Seafood
Required
- ✓Minimum of Two-years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- ✓Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- ✓Be available nights and weekends as needed.
- ✓Knowledge of HACCP, GFSI, SSOP and COOL Act.
Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
- ✓Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
- ✓Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- ✓Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- ✓Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- ✓Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
- ✓Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
- ✓Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- ✓Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Working Conditions
The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
- ✓Office, as well as warehouse environment.
- ✓Moderate noise level in the work environment.
- ✓Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
- ✓Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.
Benefits
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Quality Control Technician
Department: Warren QA
Employment Type: Temps plein
Location: Warrenton
Description
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.
Summary
The Value Creation and Quality Technician at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Value Creation and Quality team supporting efforts to maintain high standards of food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance throughout the organization. This position involves maintaining regulatory compliance and implementing process improvements and is ideal for someone who is analytical, adaptable, and organized.
Quality Assurance and Improvement
- •Implement Safety and Quality Standards for an operating unit or process.
- •Foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the organization through training and communication.
- •Facilitate and implement training as required.
- •Perform regularly scheduled inspections.
- •Remain current on all regulatory
Documentation and Compliance
- •Conduct product tracking and traceability.
- •Maintain records for HACCP, SSOP and Quality Standards.
- •Determine source of quality variance and specific steps to be taken in correcting the process and product.
- •Prepare and submit reports as required.
- •Conduct line level problem analysis.
- •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Additional
Preferred
- +Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- +Previous quality assurance experience in the food industry.
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