Food Safety & QA Technologist 1st Shift

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine inspections, including process, metal detection, cooking, and chilling, to ensure products meet all quality standards.
• Identify and act on out‑of‑spec products, interpret customer specifications, and collaborate with teams to correct issues quickly.
• Drive continuous improvement by addressing deficiencies, identifying root causes of failures, and supporting QA programs such as training and spec reviews.
• Help develop and enforce HACCP programs, monitor critical control points, and ensure food safety protocols are followed throughout the production process.
• Ensure USDA regulatory requirements are met, assist with food safety documentation updates, and perform pre‑op sanitation checks and follow‑ups to guarantee proper cleaning and sampling procedures.
• Report food safety issues, recommend corrective actions, and support plant training on deficiencies. In the absence of key personnel, step in or delegate responsibilities as needed.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) – required. (For internal candidates with 4+ years of experience, educational requirements may be waived.)
• Ability to complete required forms in English and to read and write in English.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles, food science, meat processing, and USDA regulations, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.
• Capability to create, interpret, and maintain technical documents, reports, and manuals, with effective written and verbal communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Experience using monitoring equipment, analyzing data, and responding to regulatory or customer inquiries with sound, evidence‑based decisions.
• Proficiency in office software and ability to interpret and follow instructions in various formats, including written, oral, and visual.

• Associate’s degree – preferred.
• Effectively collaborates with others in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment while maintaining a respectful, approachable, and team‑oriented attitude to foster strong working relationships and a positive workplace culture.