Food Safety Quality Technician

Cargill • Mount Joy, PA

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About The Position

The Food Safety Quality Technician completes moderately complex analytical and laboratory testing in support of food safety, quality, and operational teams. The role performs routine product analysis, monitors instrumentation performance, conducts tests, documents results in databases, and communicates test results. This position is in Cargill’s Food Enterprise, which serves food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with ingredients and branded products. It is located in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, and follows a 12-hour shift schedule of seven days on and seven days off. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

• High school diploma, secondary education level, or equivalent.
• At least two years of related work experience.
• Ability and willingness to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability and willingness to walk stairs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with an ERP system such as SAP.
• Experience working in food production facilities.
• Experience in laboratory testing.
• Professional knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in-process products, and final products independently, and support more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
• Ensure compliance programs for individual testing, including monitoring adherence to regulations and procedural food safety requirements.
• Interpret and document test results in active databases and communicate results to internal customers as required.
• Run calibration checks, perform preventive maintenance and simple repairs on analytical instrumentation, and maintain customer specification books.
• Help develop food and feed safety, quality, and regulatory culture, and collaborate across functions to build, maintain, and improve that culture.
• Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical, or customer support issues under general supervision, escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED