Quality Control 1

Greater Omaha Packing • Omaha, NE

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Control 1 employee ensures compliance with Food Safety Quality Assurance policies and USDA regulations, modeling and coaching these expectations for facility team members. The role inspects products, processing practices, and equipment to verify compliance with internal and customer specifications and takes or reports appropriate action when nonconformance is observed. It also involves product grading, packaging and weight reviews, monitoring for foreign material contamination, and collecting, tracking, and implementing numerical data.

The employee communicates with coworkers, leadership, management, and USDA, records inspection findings, and learns and uses company software as needed. The role requires working independently, following instructions and safety procedures, and navigating all areas of the processing facility. Work is typically Monday through Friday, with weekend work as scheduled; Saturdays are generally scheduled.

Requirements

• Minimal computer skills or willingness to learn company software.
• Dependable and prompt, with strong integrity and work ethic.
• Able to work independently and exhibit GOP values.
• Able to understand and follow instructions and learn methods and practices used in red meat processing.
• Able to work varying days, including weekends, when processing schedules change.
• Able to stand on concrete surfaces for up to four continuous hours, with a minimum of eight hours per shift.
• Able to perform strenuous work in a damp environment with a wide range of temperatures.
• Able to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel, or hold objects; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and speak, hear, taste, and smell.
• Regularly able to lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Able 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 to ensure compliance with grading, packaging, and weight procedures.
• Monitor team members’ work practices, address deficiencies by informing the team member of the nonconformance, and report the issue to their supervisor.
• Monitor processing areas and practices to mitigate potential foreign material contamination.
• Inspect equipment for cleanliness and proper working condition before startup or during processing, depending on the shift, and record findings neatly and legibly.
• Collect, track, and implement numerical data.
• Communicate appropriately with all levels of management and USDA.
• Move, open, and inspect plant-produced products.
• Navigate all areas of the processing facility and follow safety procedures.
• Maintain a positive and cooperative work atmosphere through effective conduct and communication with coworkers and leadership teams.

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