QA Technician
Fireking Baking Company · Braintree, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Fireking Baking Company (industrial) in Braintree, MA.
- Tools it names
- FDA / GMP
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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 488 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 12 other live quality postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ FDA / GMP 38%
- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- ISO 9001 23%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Fireking Baking CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Performing pre-op inspection before AM start up. Inspecting equipment for cleanliness and releasing facility for production.
- ◆Responsible for enforcing GMPs
- ◆Responsible for enforcing and adhering to company policy and procedures
- ◆Responsible for monitoring product shelf-life test, weight checks, scale verifications, thermometer verification, QA Holds, Raw Material Inspections and Finished Product Inspection.
- ◆Responsible for documenting and reporting all deviations to the line lead, line supervisor, QA Supervisor, Director of QA, or production management.
- ◆Assist the Quality Supervisor / Director of Quality with quality or food safety projects.
- ◆Monitors CCP’s to ensure the company’s HACCP program is being followed for food safety.
- ◆Ensures compliance with local and federal regulatory
requirements
throughout the manufacturing facility.
- ✓Other duties may apply
Job
Qualifications
- ✓Good reading and writing skills
- ✓Bilingual preferred (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
- ✓Must have good communication skills
- ✓Available to work on different shift when needed
- ✓Experience with pre-operational inspections.
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Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule
- •8 hour shift
- •Day shift
- •Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Job description
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for monitoring and ensuring that all products manufactured by Fireking Baking Company are safe for consumption and are top quality. The position consists of verifying product safety, quality, weights, shapes, size, and reporting all deviations to management. The Primary function f this role is completing the pre- operational inspection. The schedule for this position is the following- Monday – Friday, 4:00 AM – 12:30pm.
Training
- •Annual training in GMP procedures, Safety, Food Safety, Allergens, HACCP, and Sanitation & Hygiene.
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