[15h Left] Overnight Quality Assurance Lead

Company: Wegmans Food Markets
Location: Rochester
Posted on: July 10, 2025

Job Description:

Schedule: Full time Availability: Evening, Overnight (Including Weekends). Age Requirement: Must be 18 years or older Location: Rochester, NY Address: 1500 Brooks Ave Pay: $22.50 - $24 / hour Job Posting: 07/07/2025 Job Posting End: 08/06/2025 Job ID:R0250998 This role supports the Manufacturing and Food Production Operations, working hands-on in the Manufacturing environment to ensure all products leaving our facilities meet Wegmans high standards of food safety and quality, as well as other regulations including the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) certifications. You will perform and document a variety of tests on both new and existing products, packaging and equipment; ensuring stores receive the best products for our customers. Operations locations may include Bakeshop, Culinary Innovation Center, Cheese Caves, and Ice House. What will I do? - Interact with, support, and educate a diverse team of production and manufacturing operations employees on quality, food safety initiatives and certification requirements - Maintain professionalism in all situations; adapt to frequent changes throughout the day, and a fast-paced environment - Deliver incredible customer service to our stores through efficiency, quality, and accuracy - Perform and gather documentation for quality assurance testing and inspections on Wegmans Bakeshop, CIC, Cheese Cave, and ice house products, materials, equipment, processes and sanitation - Conduct physical, chemical, and sensory tests in production and laboratory environments, complete pre-operations and operational sanitation checks, microbiological sample prep and environmental swabbing - Perform physical, visual and document verifications to support the compliance of food safety and quality plans and respond accordingly to findings - Perform HACCP, Food Safety, and Quality plan record reviews; identify opportunities to eliminate re-work, waste (product and packaging materials), and contamination hazards - Use Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), knowledge, and experience to evaluate risk; stop or hold production and alert appropriate parties for any non-compliant or potentially hazardous findings, contribute in corrective action discussions and solutions - Interact with regulatory personnel - Communicate and collaborate with Business Partners (Production, Buyers, Maintenance, Sanitation, etc) and Leadership - Maintains a passion for quality and food safety Required Qualifications - Enthusiasm for and knowledge of relevant products and services - Ability to take direction, and work independently - Problem solving skills and attention to detail - Critical Thinking and aptitude for science-based thinking - Customer Service Mindset - Microsoft Office skills Preferred Qualifications - Entry level manager experience, food manufacturing experience or a degree in a related field - Experience in food manufacturing or Quality Assurance - Experience with good manufacturing practices - Experience with HACCP/Food Safety plans, programs, and/or systems - Experience with Good Laboratory Practices - Familiarity with laboratory testing methods, testing equipment, and laboratory practices - Bachelor's degree in a related field At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans. Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone. And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department. Comprehensive benefits* 1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life 2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday 3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you 4. Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match 5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals 6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness 7. Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more! 8. And more! Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position. For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For®. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love—and love what you do.

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