Quality Control 1

Greater Omaha Packing Co • Omaha, NE

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Control 1 employee helps ensure plant-produced products meet internal and customer specifications, product grading, packaging, and weight requirements, as well as applicable Food Safety Quality Assurance policies and USDA regulations. The role includes inspecting products, equipment, processing areas, and work practices; documenting findings; collecting and tracking numerical data; and addressing or reporting nonconformance. The employee communicates with facility team members, management, supervisors, and USDA, and must be able to work independently while following instructions and company values.

The position involves work throughout a red meat processing facility, including damp conditions and a wide range of temperatures. Employees must be able to stand on concrete surfaces for up to four continuous hours and at least eight hours per shift, move and inspect products, and follow facility safety procedures. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, with weekend work as scheduled; Saturdays are generally scheduled.

Requirements

• Basic computer skills or willingness to learn company software.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management and USDA.
• Ability to move, open, and inspect plant-produced products.
• Ability to stand on concrete surfaces for up to four continuous hours and for a minimum of eight hours per shift.
• Ability to navigate all areas of the processing facility and follow safety procedures.
• Ability to perform strenuous work in a damp environment with a wide range of temperatures.
• Dependability, promptness, integrity, and a strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently and exhibit company values.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions and learn red meat processing methods and practices.
• Availability to work varying days, including weekends, when processing schedules change.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including regularly lifting or moving up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to move about the facility; sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel, or hold objects; reach; climb or balance; speak; hear; taste; and smell.
• Close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to speak on the phone and make field visits to industrial areas when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Comply with Food Safety Quality Assurance policies and USDA regulations, and model and coach these expectations for facility team members.
• Inspect products to verify they meet internal and customer specifications, and take appropriate action when noncompliance is observed.
• Conduct product reviews for grading, packaging, and weight compliance.
• Monitor team members’ work practices, inform them of nonconformance, and report issues to their supervisor.
• Monitor processing areas and practices to reduce the potential for foreign material contamination.
• Inspect equipment for cleanliness and proper working condition before startup or during processing, depending on shift, and record findings legibly.
• Collect, track, and implement numerical data.
• Communicate appropriately with all levels of management and USDA.
• Use basic computer skills or learn company software to complete job assignments.
• Move, open, and inspect plant-produced products.
• Navigate all areas of the processing facility and follow safety procedures.
• Work varying days, including weekends, when processing schedules change.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere through efficient and cooperative communication with coworkers and leadership teams.
• Work independently, follow instructions, and learn methods and practices used in red meat processing.

Benefits

• Vision, medical, and dental coverage beginning the first day of the month after 30 days of employment.
• Paid time off for vacation and company-observed holidays.
• 401(k) with company match beginning after the first year of service, subject to the company vesting schedule.
• Competitive base salary.
• Employee meat purchase discounts.
• Education reimbursement for the employee.
• Free tuition for dependents.
• Growth opportunities into different roles and functions.
• Child care assistance.

What This Job Offers

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