Quality Control Technician (Seafood Plant)
About The Position
Maintains all aspects of Quality Assurance to ensure proper, safe and exceptional operation of the department. This role involves auditing products and incoming raw materials for quality, safety, and supplier specifications. The technician is responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulations, including food safety, allergen control, and pest control. They will fill out and review necessary paperwork for product audits and HACCP documents, and work closely with operational teams on daily tasks. The position also includes ensuring adherence to standard work processes, assisting with plant training requirements, and identifying/escalating issues that impact plant performance. Regular and reliable attendance is expected, and other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
- Meat Protein Experience
- HACCP certified, preferred
- Must be able to work within timelines and in high pressure situations
- Must understand basic QA SOPs; can perform Pre-Op and basic doc verification with supervision
Responsibilities
- Audits products for quality and safety prior to sending out to customers.
- Audits incoming raw materials for supplier specifications, quality, and food security.
- Reviews incoming ingredients for allergen checks and quality standards.
- Responsible for compliance with all regulations. Food Safety – plant in proper sanitary condition at all times, including allergen control, pest control, guidelines followed.
- Fills out necessary paperwork for product audits and HACCP documents.
- Reviews HACCP documents prior to handing paperwork to QA Supervisor/Manager.
- Work with operational teams daily with paperwork, quality checks, and HACCP procedures.
- Ensure adherence to all standard work processes, including the Production Sanitation processes.
- Aides in plant training requirements and training frequencies. Work with QA Supervisor/ Manager to ensure plant training requirements and frequencies are met. Conduct plant training sessions as needed.
- Maintains understanding of processes and functional interdependencies. Recognize and escalate, as needed, those issues identified as risks to, or opportunities to improve, plant performance.
- Regular and reliable attendance.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Benefits
- Health insurance (majority paid by Shamrock Foods)
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Growth opportunities
- Continued education
- Wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
