Quality Technician - 12 Hr Day Shift

Quality Technician

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

With over 50 plants across North America, the Harrisonburg, VA, plant is a part of our Taste division, creating a variety of stock broth, soups, and bases. We feel good about our products that make our food taste better. We work in a fast paced and ever-changing environment, where we work hard but also enjoy taking part in the community thanks to Kerry's employee engagement program. If you're looking to build a career in manufacturing with a team you can have some fun with, we might be the place for you!

We have immediate opening to support our Day shift, 700AM - 700PM, on a rotating 2,2,3 schedule.

What You'll Do

Do you thrive in a fast-paced team environment and work closely with production and other colleagues? The Quality Technician makes quick decisions and uses good judgement while working independently and with team members. We manufacture a large variety of products, and this plant is very fast paced with changing raw materials, ingredients, processes, testing, etc.

Bring your walking shoes and strength so you can be comfortable walking the floor most of the day. Accuracy is important! You'll be performing tests, analysis, and/or verification steps to assure that raw materials, batched product, and finished product exceeds established quality standards. The Quality Technician verifies conformity through measurement and assessment. Strong attention to detail! Follow procedures, policies, and instructions, and the ability to follow verbal and written instructions is essential for this role. The production lines are running non-stop to ship products to our customers and to ensure quality products are being released for delivery, working weekends or holidays may be required to get the job done.

What You'll Need

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution is required. College Diploma or University Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or relevant science is desired.
• 1+ years of experience in food, pharmaceutical industry, or manufacturing environment is preferred
• Experience with GMP, HACCP, FSMA, FCC/USP/ASTA test methods, aseptic technique and food or pharmaceutical production.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, ability to understand and/or speak Spanish is a plus!
• Intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft office such as excel and outlook.
• Experience with SAP or an electronic result entry.

Compensation Data

The pay rate for this position is $22.00 per hour. Kerry offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, Employee Share Plan, Life, disability, and accident insurance. This job posting is anticipated to expire on May 22, 2026. We may use artificial intelligence tools to support the review and assessment of applications and assist with scheduling interviews. We do not use AI to make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.