Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods is an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We are seeking motivated individuals to grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

A great opportunity awaits you as the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer in the United States.

• Hourly Competitive Starting Pay – $21.70/hour
• Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and more.

We also offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.

• Collect and file production paperwork for QA department auditing purposes
• Sample finished products to assure compliance with customer specifications
• Sample inbound raw materials in a statistically significant manner.
• Conduct metal detector verification checks on production lines
• Calibration of thermometers
• Record temperatures of outbound loads
• Gather composite samples when necessary
• Prepare samples for shipments to customers
• Manage sample submission to outside labs
• Cross‑train with lab personnel to perform lab testing duties when required
• Perform self‑quality audits within the plant
• Support IMS/Scan4
  
  Ship labeling/hold/lot/BOL standards and processes
• Other projects as needed by area supervisor and/or manager.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. May perform other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 1+ years of quality and/or lab experience in the food industry is preferred.
• Must have the ability to complete required applicable forms in English, which requires the ability to read and write in English.

• The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Exposure to wet conditions.
• Regularly required to use hands to handle, grasp with both hands, or feel; substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers; reaching and pulling with hands and arms.
• Prolonged standing or sitting – occasional walking is required for short distances.
• Ability to consistently move/drag/lift up to 60 lbs frozen raw materials on a regular basis.
• Ability to consistently move/drag 100–150 plastic totes.
• Frequent stretching of arms and use of upper body.
• Occasional turning and twisting at the waist.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757‑357‑1595.