QA Tech - Harvest

American Foods Group, LLC•Gibbon, NE

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Gibbon Packing, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, is hiring a QA Tech at its Gibbon, Nebraska plant. The role performs in-process and other quality audits, harvest monitoring, and checks of sanitation systems, employee hygiene and equipment, production-area cleanliness, and PPE use. The QA Tech communicates mechanical problems and deficiencies to maintenance, supervisors, or lead employees and writes work orders when needed. The position also monitors compliance with Food Safety, SQF, and safety policies and conducts active food security and defense surveillance within the facility and its operations. Other related duties may be assigned to meet organizational needs. The position requires working extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday, with daily overtime; overtime may also be required. Start times and hours vary according to production needs. Work takes place in a production environment with varied temperatures and conditions, including warm, hot, humid, cold, wet, or slippery surfaces, varied heights, and moving equipment and parts, using personal protective equipment. Gibbon Packing describes itself as a privately held beef processing company and offers competitive pay, benefits, and training and advancement opportunities. The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to communicate effectively in English, including speaking, reading, and writing.
Must be able to work in varied temperatures and conditions, including warm, hot, humid, cold, wet, or slippery surfaces, at varied heights and around moving equipment and parts, while using PPE.
Must be able to perform the job duties with or without reasonable accommodations.
Must be able to work extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday, with daily overtime, and overtime as required; start times and hours vary with 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.
Must maintain the integrity of confidential information.
Must have strong investigative and analytical skills.
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact with people holding a wide range of perspectives, from leadership to production staff.

Nice To Haves

Prior quality assurance experience.
Prior production experience in a USDA-inspected beef, pork, or poultry facility.
Work history in the last 12 months.
Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish, including speaking, reading, and writing.

Responsibilities

Complete in-process audits and additional audits as needed.
Complete harvest monitoring sponges.
Check the hand and knife chlorine spray system for slaughter.
Observe and check employees at the start of shifts to ensure they sanitize and have clean equipment.
Communicate mechanical problems to maintenance.
Communicate deficiencies to supervisors or lead employees.
Write work orders when needed.
Monitor production-area cleanliness.
Ensure Food Safety, SQF, and safety policies are followed.
Ensure employees wear PPE appropriate to their job areas.
Conduct active food security and defense surveillance inside the facility and its operations.
Perform other related duties as needed to meet ongoing organizational needs.