Quality Assurance Technician (A Shift)

Seaboard Corporation•Guymon, OK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician is an essential member of the food safety and quality team at Seaboard Foods’ pork processing facility in Guymon, Oklahoma. The facility processes more than 21,000 animals per day. The technician inspects products at different stages to ensure production meets product specifications, food safety protocols, good manufacturing practices, and applicable state and federal regulations. The position is primarily based on the production floor, with limited office time. Work hours and days are determined by departmental needs and management. After-hours work, weekends, and overnight travel may be requested. The role requires regularly moving around the facility and lifting and moving items weighing up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Employees may work near moving mechanical parts and encounter fumes or airborne particles and vibration. Hearing protection is required at all times on the production floor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, or related discipline and two years of progressively responsible experience, or five years of progressively responsible experience in the protein industry.
Comprehensive knowledge of current USDA and FSIS directives and regulatory requirements and how they are applied.
Sufficient experience to demonstrate thorough knowledge and skills in both the commercial and technical aspects of food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) for the pork business.
Ability to regularly move around the facility and lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities including close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Wear hearing protection at all times on the production floor.

Responsibilities

Conduct routine scheduled audits and quality and food-safety inspections to ensure production complies with federal, state, and company policies and procedures.
Perform visual line and finished-product inspections to verify conformance to specifications.
Perform specialized tasks as assigned or required by the department.
Tag products, materials, or equipment for hold or rejection when they do not meet specifications.
Notify supervisors or other personnel of problems, and stop production if serious product defects occur.
Monitor good manufacturing practices (GMPs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), and critical control points (CCPs).
Perform additional essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.