Quality Control Technician (Meat Plant)

Shamrock Foods•Commerce City, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Shamrock Foods Company is seeking a Quality Control Technician for their meat plant. This role is responsible for maintaining all aspects of Quality Assurance to ensure the proper, safe, and exceptional operation of the department. The technician will audit products and incoming raw materials, review ingredients for allergens and quality, and ensure compliance with all regulations, including food safety, allergen control, and pest control. The position involves working with operational teams daily on paperwork, quality checks, and HACCP procedures, ensuring adherence to standard work processes and sanitation. The technician will also assist with plant training requirements and conduct training sessions as needed. A key part of the role is to maintain an understanding of processes, recognize risks or opportunities for improvement, and escalate issues as necessary. The role requires the ability to work within timelines and in pressure situations, with regular and reliable attendance. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Meat Protein Experience
High School Diploma or GED preferred
HACCP certified, preferred

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.
Maintain understanding of processes and functional interdependencies. Recognize and escalate, as needed, those issues identified as risks to, or opportunities to improve, plant performance.
Must be able to work within timelines and in pressure situations.
Regular and reliable attendance.
Other duties may be assigned.