FSQA Technician I - 2nd shift - Demopolis

Foster Farms • Demopolis, AL

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The FSQA Technician is responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and improving quality control systems to ensure compliance with company quality standards and USDA regulatory requirements. The FSQA Technician will provide oversight, training, and motivation to the Quality Assurance Representatives to achieve departmental goals. This role works closely with the department supervisors, other department leads, and processing team members, in order to accomplish accuracy within the processing department and to ensure that our customers receive quality products. This position executes processes that ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations, supporting Foster Poultry Farms’ mission, vision, and ACTION guiding principles: Accountability, Collaboration, Truth-Seeking, Initiative, Ownership, and Nimbleness.

Requirements

• Must be able to work weekends, holidays, varying shifts, and overtime as needed.
• Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check, drug screen, and E-verify.
• Must be able to read and write English legibly.
• Must be detail oriented and proficient in mathematics.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have basic computer skills including, but not limited to, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate with all levels including management.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Decision making ability for the flagging of deviation from procedures.
• Able to work safely and set an example of safe working habits for their coworkers.
• Must be able to pass company Forklift assessments to obtain company issued Forklift license.
• Must wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED
• 1-3 years of experience in food processing
• knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP, GMPs and SSOPs preferred.
• Must be willing to rotate into various departments with varying QC related job duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining, monitoring, and enforcing USDA Regulatory, Corporate Guidelines and Quality Assurance Programs, to include conducting internal audits that may require the participation of management.
• Interface with Production Supervisors and hourly Team Members on production and quality procedures.
• Work with USDA personnel to handle regulatory issues.
• Assist in maintaining the micro-hold product program.
• Provide leadership to QA technicians with regarding their concerns with procedures, product quality, regulatory requirements and corporate procedure
• Maintain Quality Reporting Systems.
• Other duties as assigned.
• All personnel employed or associated with Foster Poultry Farms are responsible for the quality and food safety of company products.

What This Job Offers

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