QA Technician Nights 3rd Shift
Mars · Carson City, NV
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Mars (food & beverage) in Carson City, NV. 1 year + Experience in a Quality Assurance or food Safety role within a manufacturing facility.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $52k–$75k.
Median of the low and high ends of 31 live postings that list pay, out of 554 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 634 other live quality postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 3+)
Typical $66k–$97k, from 66 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 43%
- Root cause 32%
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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Responsibilities
- ◆Perform related duties and provides support to the Quality Assurance Management.
- ◆Achieves quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
- ◆Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- ◆Performs tests at specified stages in the production process, and tests products for a variety of qualities such as temperature, defects, code dates, etc., records results, reviews records, and reports for accuracy and completion.
- ◆Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
- ◆Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
- ◆Completes special projects assigned, work with the project team; help to resolve problems by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps.
- ◆Quality analysis of incoming dry goods for production. Verification of specifications before startup and throughout production processes. Problem solving on quality issues with production and other teams. Documentation of key metrics for data analysis. Maintenance of calibration and logs of all laboratory instruments. Preparation of laboratory equipment and solutions. Direct communication with operators and production personnel. General analysis and sampling of production samples. Collection of retention samples on shiftily basis.
Qualifications
- ✓1 year + Experience in a Quality Assurance or food Safety role within a manufacturing facility
The Good Stuff – Benefits
Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:
- ✓Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
- ✓401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
- ✓Paid vacation
- ✓Paid time off
- ✓Holiday pay (11 days)
- ✓Paid short-term disability
- ✓Paid life insurance
- ✓Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
- ✓Wellness Benefits and Discounts
- ✓Employee Assistance Program
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Job Description
Shift 3rd Shift Nights
Summary
Monitors all quality assurance/food safety activities and makes recommendations and carries out corrections for improving Quality departmental functions. Knowledge of food quality standards and procedures is vital and good attention to detail, strong communication skills & logical thinking. Tests and inspects products at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties.