Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician
About The Position
Performs quality and safety checks to ensure compliance with quality and reliability standards and specifications. Assists with troubleshooting and resolving quality issues through audits, sampling, inspection, and functional testing, and supports implementation of new quality processes. At Butterball, this role contributes to the company’s purpose of helping people pass love on and to its work producing turkey products. Team members are encouraged to grow personally and professionally and contribute to the health of others. The role monitors manufacturing processes and product quality, supports food safety and regulatory compliance, investigates issues, and helps with product improvement and quality reporting. Work is primarily in a manufacturing plant, with occasional work in climate-controlled offices and occasional travel. The position is safety-sensitive and requires personal protective equipment in manufacturing areas.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- At least 1 year of experience, or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role.
- Knowledge of workplace safety rules.
- Basic understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Good math skills.
- Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
- Good communication and customer service skills, with ability to interact at all levels.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Problem-solving, organization, time-management, and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to understand and follow directions to ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and perform the physical activities described for the role.
- Ability to wear and work in personal protective equipment in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor processes for compliance with food safety, regulatory, and company requirements, including GMP, HACCP, and SOPs.
- Collect microbiological and product samples for testing and evaluation.
- Check product quality against specifications.
- Assist with audits of processes, GMPs, food safety, and customer requirements.
- Investigate Quality and Food Safety issues.
- Record findings and assist with troubleshooting quality, safety, and sanitation issues.
- Apply holds to nonconforming products and materials.
- Assist with product improvement projects.
- Assist with data verification and quality metrics reporting.
- Perform quality and safety checks, audits, sampling, inspection, and functional testing, and support implementation of new quality processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
