QA Tech Fabrication 2nd Shift

American Foods Group, LLC•Green Bay, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, is hiring a QA Technician at its Acme Street plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The technician monitors food safety and quality procedures on the production floor, conducts inspections and testing, maintains accurate records, and addresses deficiencies. The role includes rotating among daily tasks such as temperature checks, box tare weights, sampling, and grade changes; conducting pre-operational checks, condensation checks, and swabbing; and interacting with USDA personnel as needed. The technician reviews and completes required paperwork, including GMP checks and SSOP and SOP corrective action logs. Using production specification reports, the technician gathers, measures, analyzes, and records inspection data such as weights, temperatures, grades, and quantities. The technician collects laboratory samples, interprets results against specifications and control limits, investigates issues, takes corrective action, recommends preventive measures, and documents findings. The position requires strength level 3 work and may include other related duties as organizational needs require. Work takes place in a food production environment with varied temperatures and conditions, including warm, hot, humid, cold, wet, or slippery areas; varied heights; and moving equipment and parts. Personal protective equipment is used. Hours and start times vary with production needs, and the role requires extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday and overtime as required.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to work in varied temperatures and conditions, including warm, hot, humid, cold, wet, or slippery areas, at varied heights and around moving equipment and parts, using personal protective equipment.
Must be able to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
High school diploma or GED.
Must effectively communicate in English by speaking, reading, and writing, including communicating with government and designated personnel, reading specifications, labels, SOPs, SSOPs, and HACCP materials, and completing written documentation.
Must be able to work extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday, work daily overtime, and work overtime as required; start times and hours vary based on production needs.
Must successfully complete training in safety, Safe Quality Food (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and food defense.

Nice To Haves

Prior quality assurance experience in a USDA-inspected beef, pork, or poultry facility.
Prior production experience.
Degree in Agricultural Science, Biology, or a meat-related science, or equivalent experience.
Hands-on knowledge, training, or experience in basic microbiology, basic chemistry, sanitation, and HACCP.
Work history within the last 12 months.
Ability to effectively communicate in Spanish by speaking, reading, and writing.

Responsibilities

Perform daily rotation of tasks, including temperature checks, box tare weights, sampling, and grade changes.
Review and accurately complete required paperwork, including GMP checks and SSOP and SOP corrective action logs.
Conduct pre-operational checks, condensation checks, and swabbing.
Monitor food safety and quality procedure implementation and compliance on the production floor; report deficiencies, take corrective action, and follow up.
Perform visual line and finished-product inspections to verify conformance to specifications and correct specification deficiencies.
Use production specification reports to gather, measure, analyze, and record inspection data, including weights, temperatures, grades, and quantities inspected or graded.
Collect samples to be sent to a laboratory for analysis.
Interact with USDA personnel as needed.
Interpret test results against established specifications and control limits, investigate issues, take corrective action, recommend preventive measures, and document findings.
Perform strength level 3 work and other related duties as needed.