QA Sorter- Harvest (Acme)

American Foods Group, LLC • Green Bay, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC, an American Foods Group Company, is hiring a Quality Assurance Sorter at its Acme plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This role conducts carcass and carcass-part sorting and identifies condemnable conditions or defects before carcasses and parts are presented to online inspectors. The focus is to separate unwholesome material unfit for human food from material fit for human food.

The sorter observes and occasionally touches carcasses and viscera to assess wholesomeness and fitness for use as food, and properly disposes of unwholesome carcasses, parts, and viscera. The role also performs preparation and presentation activities, marks abnormalities or pathological lesions, follows food-safety conditions and company procedures, reports suspected reportable or foreign animal diseases, and maintains required documentation. Training is provided at hire and annually as needed. The employee must be willing to train and educate others and may perform other related duties to meet organizational needs.

The Acme Street facility is a privately held beef harvest facility employing more than 1,000 people and harvesting an average of 3 million pounds of beef per day. The position involves a work environment that can be warm, hot, humid, or wet, with slippery surfaces and moving equipment or parts. The role requires use of stairs and personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food safety and quality.
• Must successfully complete training in Safety Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), straight knife, steel, hook, and food defense.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and observational skills.
• Knowledge of beef anatomy sufficient to recognize common parts of the beef carcass, skeleton, and digestive tract.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on knowledge, training, and/or experience in basic microbiology, basic chemistry, sanitation, and HACCP.
• Knife experience.
• Quality assurance experience.

Responsibilities

• Observe and occasionally touch carcasses and viscera to assess wholesomeness and fitness for human food.
• Separate unwholesome carcasses, parts, and viscera from those fit for human food, and properly dispose of unwholesome material.
• Perform carcass and carcass-part preparation, including cuts, and presentation activities.
• Mark carcasses and carcass parts with abnormalities or pathological lesions.
• Follow food-safety conditions and company procedures for heads, tongues, viscera, and carcasses.
• Notify the proper person when sorting activities identify an animal or carcass suspected of having a reportable or foreign animal disease.
• Maintain required documentation.
• Attend training at hire and annual refresher training as needed.
• Train and educate others.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package for the employee and family.
• Health and Wellness Clinic.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 401(k).
• Short-term disability.
• Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program.
• Discount Meat Purchase Program.

What This Job Offers

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