FOOD SAFETY & QA TECHNOLOGIST - 2ND SHIFT

Food Safety & QA Technologist - 2nd Shift Full-Time Food Safety & QA Technologist - 2nd Shift at Smithfield Foods Available Openings: 1 Posted Date: December 11, 2024 Apply By: February 28, 2025 Pay Type: Hourly Compensation: $19.95 - 26.68 Education Level: High School A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Your Opportunity Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages: Competitive Pay Eligible for Overtime Pay Earn an additional $1.00/hour for 2nd and 3rd shift positions! Comprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement Benefits and More Education benefit available to full and part-time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment. In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance. As part of our FS/QA team, you would conduct routine sanitation checks, ensuring that HACCP and USDA regulations are strictly enforced. You will be responsible for ensuring that we are able to safely deliver the best Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, or any of our product brands to customers and consumers. This position is responsible for ensuring the overall quality in their assigned areas through the management of regulatory, company, and customer policies, programs, and work instructions. Core Responsibilities Quality Verification: Conduct all quality inspections in the area of assigned responsibility. Maintain quality objectives, prevent complaints and claims, and keep quality to specifications through accurate inspections, non-compliance procedures, appropriate reporting, corrective actions, and accuracy of paperwork along with sample submissions. Quality Improvement: Required to take action in response to poor observations by identifying and correcting deficiencies for negative micro or shelf-life data in their area of responsibility with an eye toward improvement. HACCP Programs and Food Safety: Assist in development, implementation, and compliance with HACCP programs that support the safe handling of food by recording and analyzing critical control point records that track product through the plant ensuring the safety of food products at all times. USDA Regulatory Requirements: Ensure the USDA regulatory requirements for Food Safety are met. Assist with revisions and updates of food safety programs and procedures. Sanitation Checks: Conducts pre-operation sanitation checks to ensure all pre-operation sanitation has been done correctly. Food Safety Deficiencies: Communicates findings regarding food safety deficiencies to Plant Food Safety Manager and provides feedback and recommendations. Qualifications High school diploma or general education degree (GED), required. For internal candidates with 4+ years of experience with the company, the Company has the discretion to waive educational requirements. Associate’s degree, preferred. Ability to create, revise and interpret technical documents such as quality specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance principles, food science, and meat processing. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Work Environment & Physical Demands The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Office and plant setting. 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. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. #J-18808-Ljbffr