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Quality Assurance Technician 1st Shift

White Castle
White Castle Salary
Orleans, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 3/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025

White Castle has a hot and tasty opportunity on the menu with this chance to join a team where more than one in four have at least 10 years of consecutive service. We operate restaurants and stock retail freezers with products dedicated to satisfying your cravings morning, noon and night. All that’s missing is you. Our Original Slider® was named in 2014 as Time magazine's "Most Influential Burger of All Time," and our Impossible ™ Slider was named by Thrillist in 2019 as the "Best Plant-Based Fast Food Burger." Fast Company named us one of the "10 Most Innovative Dining Companies" in 2021, our 100th year in business. And we’re a Certified™ Great Place to Work®. Your search ends here—we’ve got the career opportunity you Crave! Apply today, and Follow Your Crave™!

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We’re America’s first fast-food hamburger chain with more than a century of service to a nation of Cravers. But we’re not satisfied with an impressive past. We’ve got our eye on an even tastier future, and we want you to be part of it! White Castle is always looking for passionate, energetic, results driven people to join our teams, so apply to start your White Castle career today!

JOB OPENING

QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN

Orleans Meat Plant - Orleans, Indiana

Full Time, Non-Exempt

6 : 30am - 3 : 00pm (times may vary based on plant's needs)

The Quality Assurance Technician will work safely to ensure the quality of our product meets the standards set by White Castle and the requirements set by

USDA.

What we are looking for

  • A minimum of 2 years of college chemistry and / or biology is required or three years of previous quality assurance experience in the food industry or one year in the Quality Assurance Technician II position in a White Castle Meat Processing Plant;
  • Have knowledge of proper procedures for handling chemicals and laboratory safety procedures;
  • Have adequate knowledge of safe lifting procedures, “lockout / tagout” procedures, and proper safety procedures;
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well with others and the U.S.D.A. Inspectors;
  • Familiar with USDA regulations and directives and the HACCP, SSOP, GMP and SOP programs.

What you will do

  • Inspect and analyze meat raw materials and finished products for fat, total plate count and coliform bacteria, both chemical and bacteriological;
  • Daily and weekly reporting of this information must be maintained and distributed properly;
  • Preoperational and operational plant inspections, shipping and receiving inspections as required by Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program;
  • Daily on-line inspections including the packing accuracy check and product quality;
  • Special attention and strict adherence must always be given to the Quality Assurance Guidelines to ensure the wholesomeness of our product;
  • Check the condition of incoming raw material and packaging supply trucks as well as check out going finished product shipments;
  • Maintain the cleanliness and organization within the Quality Assurance laboratories and keep supplies readily available for production workers.
  • Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to physically lift 25 pounds; bending, turning, twisting, and climbing will be required;
  • Must be able to work well with co-workers in a physically close environment;
  • Must wear all other safety gear, i.e., eye & ear protection, as deemed necessary.
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    Benefits while working at White Castle :

    Weekly paychecks

    Incentive programs / bonus

    Shift premium

    Promote from within practice

    Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

    Life & AD&D

    401K & profit sharing plans

    Sick pay

    Bereavement pay

    Employee Assistance Program

    Tuition Reimbursement

    Paid Holiday & Vacation

    Paid Breaks

    And more!!

    If you meet the minimum qualifications above, APPLY NOW!

    White Castle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

    A minimum of 2 years of college chemistry and / or biology is required or three years of previous quality assurance experience in the food industry or one year in the Quality Assurance Technician II position in a White Castle Meat Processing Plant

  • Have knowledge of proper procedures for handling chemicals and laboratory safety procedures
  • Have adequate knowledge of safe lifting procedures, “lockout / tagout” procedures, and proper safety procedures;
  • Communication skills and the ability to work well with others and the U.S.D.A. Inspectors
  • Familiar with USDA regulations and directives and the HACCP, SSOP, GMP and SOP programs
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