Who We Are 

At JonnyPops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time. We look for bright and ambitious individuals who seek out challenges, thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments, align with our core values, and get fulfilment from seeing their work transform the world around them.   

Based in Elk River, MN, JonnyPops develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets frozen novelties. Retailers from coast to coast including Target, Costco, Publix, Kroger, Cub, along with thousands of regional and local grocers make JonnyPops part of their assortment.   

Growing from a dorm room start-up in 2012, JonnyPop’ mission is to make "A Better Pop for a Better World!" JonnyPops leads the frozen novelties space in innovation and uses simple ingredients with no artificial dyes. Every pop stick includes a kind deed, spreading kindness every day.  

Joining JonnyPops is an exciting opportunity to be part of high-growth brand and have a direct impact on the company’s success. Join our team and help us make “A Better Pop, for a Better World!”  

Job Summary 

As a Quality Technician, you will be responsible for monitoring product quality and ensuring all product produced meets all food safety and food quality policies & standards. Also, assists with the execution of other Quality related tasks. 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities in Food Safety  

• Ensure all samples are submitted to 3rd party lab as needed for both product and environmental testing 

• Conducts regular quality checks to ensure finished goods meet product specifications 

• Responds to any out-of-specification products on the floor 

• Helps monitor in progress production & changeovers, ensuring no risk of comingling products 

• Maintains the facility by auditing processes and policy execution 

• Assists in execution of Food Safety Audits  

• Provides coaching on non-compliance with GMPs or PPE policy 

• Is knowledgeable of the lot coding system and expiration dates; helps support production by verifying correct printed material 

• Verifies execution of quality procedures to ensure no contamination of the product occurs by foreign material, including brine 

• Understands and supports production employees with paperwork activities ensuring that paperwork is completed correctly and fully 

• Responsible for training and oversight of the quality activities of new employees 

• Supports food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements 

• Supports temperature monitoring of locations and raw materials 

• Helps oversee document retention policy 

• Handling restoration/environmental cleaning when needed 

• Uses ATP swabbing to verify the effectiveness of SSOP execution.  

• Completes project or other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor  

Physical Demands and Work Environment    
Shift:
4 on 3 off schedule with a weekly rotation of 12 hour shifts from 5:30 am - 5:30 pm

• Physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear, and reach with hands or arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 30 lbs. Works comfortably in a variable temperature environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on a manufacturing plant floor.   

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bilingual in preferred Spanish and English 

• Working knowledge of food safety, personal hygiene, and the proper use of GMP apparel 

• Minimum of 1 years of Food Manufacturing experience 

• Maintain GMPs and PPE policy while at work 

• Basic food safety and product quality understanding 

• Able to read, write and do basic math 

• Able to understand and execute food safety policies and regulations.  

• Able to work independently and as a team 

• Able to follow specific written procedures and forms 

• Food production QA/QC experience preferred 

• Able to lift up to 50 lbs 

• Able to work as needed on the production floor and around heavy machinery 

• Excellent attention to detail  

• Good verbal and written communication skills  

Pay & Benefits 
Hourly Range: $22-$25/hr

JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package which includes the following: 

• Medical/Health Insurance 

• Dental Insurance 

• Vision Insurance 

• HSA 

• FSA 

• DCFSA 

• Life & AD&D Insurance 

• Short & Long Term Disability 

• FTO/PTO 

• EAP Programs 

• Paid Holidays 

• Employee Referral Program 

• Sick & Safe Leave 

• 401k 

JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package which includes the following:

Medical/Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA

FSA

DCFSA

Life & AD&D Insurance

Short & Long Term Disability

FTO/PTO

EAP Programs

Paid Holidays

Employee Referral Program

Sick & Safe Leave

401k

Company Sponsored Meal Plan

* Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form on bonuses and/or commissions.