QA Technician B Cold

Seaboard Triumph Foods • Sioux City, IA

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About The Position

The FSQA Technician assists with the direction, planning, supervision, and control of plant and corporate food safety and quality operations. This includes coordinating the development, training, implementation, and reporting of QA/HACCP across facility processes; monitoring and maintaining compliance with USDA regulations and requirements; and consistently implementing requirements to maintain high standards of food safety and product and service quality. The FSQA Supervisor assumes the technician’s responsibilities when the technician is absent or incapacitated.

The role performs food safety and quality monitoring and audits, including learning monitoring responsibilities for kill and cut operations. The technician must maintain accurate documentation, interpret product specifications, collect representative random samples, and work independently. The position also requires cross-training and rotation into other department roles, including NSIS Sorter, after reviewing and signing off on the applicable JSA.

The work takes place in both an office and a production environment, where temperatures and noise levels may vary. Visits to customer and supplier facilities may be required. The employee must be able to wear safety equipment and use knives when cross-training or filling in as an NSIS Sorter.

Requirements

• Initiative, adaptability, leadership skills, and a team-player attitude; ability to withstand conflict when necessary is desirable.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation in paper or electronic auditing systems.
• Ability to read and interpret corporate product specifications.
• Ability to collect representative random samples.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Respectful conduct with teammates, production personnel, and upper management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with management and others inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to use basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make decisions using sound judgment.
• Ability to frequently stand, walk, and move about the facility; occasionally lift and push or pull up to 40 pounds; climb ladders and platforms; and enter confined spaces.
• Ability to wear safety equipment and use knives when cross-training or filling in for the NSIS Sorter role.
• Ability to work in both an office and a production environment with varying temperatures and noise levels.
• Education and experience combination that enables performance in all aspects of the position is preferred.
• Ability to travel to customer and supplier facilities when required.

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word and basic computer skills, including generating letters, procedures, spreadsheets, and graphs.
• Completion of basic SQF training (optional).
• HACCP certification (optional).

Responsibilities

• Learn FSQA monitoring responsibilities for kill and cut operations.
• Perform FSQA and internal audits, with audits potentially increasing in response to trends or periodic problems; online inspection may also be part of the audit process.
• Keep accurate documentation on paper forms or electronic auditing platforms.
• Read and interpret corporate product specifications.
• Collect or observe a true sample by selecting random pieces or carcasses rather than selecting items likely to pass or fail.
• Work without direct supervision.
• Cross-train and rotate to other department roles, including NSIS Sorter, after reviewing and signing off on the appropriate JSA.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the FSQA management team as business needs progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed