Quality Control Technician

Americold • Sanford, NC

17d

About The Position

Primary Responsibility :

Ensures Food Safety guidelines and practices at the facility are followed.

Requirements

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED). Quality Control experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal and customer service communication skills sufficient to read and interpret government and company documents and other food-related documents and partner with customers and other co-workers.
• Demonstrated mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in various reporting tools such as Word or Excel sufficient to create communication documents and basic statistical reports.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment where deadlines and scopes may change regularly while maintaining accuracy. Demonstrated ability to self-start with little or no direction preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food borne pathogens and associated mitigation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Supports a food safe working environment by complying with SOP procedures, rules and regulations to demonstrate a safe working environment.
• Inspects product, personnel, and line for adherence to Food Safety requirements by inspecting product and lines including taking temperatures, weights, and performing tests (such as swabbing for microbes), accurately recording results of inspections and tests in appropriate logs, and informing appropriate individual(s) of any deviations from expected norms.
• Inspects labels, boxing, and other processed and/or documents to ensure adherence to customer and/or government specifications.
• Supports USDA inspections as directed or as needed.
• Calibrates equipment as needed and according to procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or as requested.

Benefits

• Our associates know the answer to the question What’s in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being.
• When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.
• Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.
• EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees