Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician

Butterball•Ozark, AR

About The Position

The Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician performs quality and safety checks to ensure compliance with quality, reliability, regulatory, and company standards and specifications. The position supports troubleshooting and resolution of quality issues through audits, sampling, inspections, and testing, and helps implement new quality processes. The technician monitors food safety and manufacturing processes, collects samples, evaluates product quality, documents findings, applies holds to nonconforming products and materials, and assists with audits, investigations, product improvement, and quality reporting.

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 the 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 comply with applicable standards and regulations.

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 process, GMP, food safety, and customer audits.
Investigate issues related to quality and food safety.
Record findings and assist in troubleshooting quality, safety, or sanitation issues.
Apply holds to nonconforming products and materials.
Assist with product improvement projects.
Assist with data verification and quality metrics reporting.
Support implementation of new quality processes.