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Workforce Strategies Inc
Food Safety and Quality Technician
Career Insights for Food / Agricultural Technician
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What they do
A Food or Agricultural Technician assists agricultural and food scientists with research and testing related to safety and quality control. May focus on testing and lab analysis for animal crops and animal feed, or focus on testing and lab analysis for food, food crops, processed food, food additives and food containers.
$47,336 / year median in Michigan
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Feel the hum of a busy food plant as you walk the lines, climb the stairs, and keep a sharp lookout for anything that could throw production off course. As the Quality Technician in Kentwood, you'll turn data into decisions—testing, documenting, and partnering with operators to protect product safety and brand trust. When something's off, you'll catch it fast and drive corrective action with the Quality Supervisor and production team. This role is about vigilance, communication, and real impact across every shift. We're a West Michigan food manufacturer with nearly a century of know-how, large-scale co-manufacturing capabilities, and a purpose built around "multiplying possibilities" for people and brands—anchored in rigorous food safety and quality systems including SQF. Each shift you'll patrol production areas, perform inspections and tests, verify specs, document results, and escalate deviations. You'll champion HACCP, allergen control, GMPs, traceability, and document control while aligning plant procedures with quality policy and SQF elements—working side-by-side with production to keep improvements moving. For this Quality Technician position, we offer: $24+ per hour 1st: 7 am-3 pm / 2nd: 4 pm-12 am / 3rd: 11 pm-7 am Weekly pay Benefits through