Senior Food Safety & QA Technologist
Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Clinton
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods.
We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees
worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our
team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our
family today. Apply Now!Your OpportunityOur team members receive
industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits
packages: Competitive Pay: $50,000 - $72,600 annuallyAnnual Bonus
Earning PotentialComprehensive Health Insurance, Retirement
Benefits and MoreEducation benefit available to full and part time
Smithfield team members on their first day of employment.Open to
moving? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance
packages!
In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional
development, and tuition assistance.
Are you an ambitious, compliance-focused Food Safety/Quality
Assurance professional that excels in highspeed work environments;
evaluating processes, and identifying opportunities to mitigate
deficiencies? Then join one of the country's top 25 consumer
packaged goods companies, Smithfield Foods! As part of our FS/QA
team, you would conduct routine sanitation checks, ensuring that
HAACP and USDA regulations are strictly enforced. Providing
technical expertise to track product from start to finish and
develop corrective actions when needed. You will be responsible for
ensuring that we are able to safely deliver the best Smithfield,
Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, or any of our product brands to customers
and consumers. This position is responsible for ensuring the
overall quality in their assigned areas through the management of
regulatory, company, and customer policies, programs and work
instructions. This role is expected to conduct accurate grading and
documentation of product quality against published product
specifications. This position is responsible for monitoring plant
programs, which may include but is not limited to: pre-op
sanitation; carcass, product and room temperatures; product
leakers; and GMPs. Ensures all products meet company specifications
and are produced in a wholesome manner that meets Company
requirements. This requires working closely with other departments
on production issues/situations, product dispositions and
investigations into root causes for deficiencies. Assists in
managing quality programs and exercising technical expertise,
including training, assessing performance and making improvements.
Core Responsibilities Quality Verification Conduct all quality
inspections in the area of assigned responsibility.Maintain quality
objectives, prevent complaints and claims and keep quality to
specifications through accurate inspections, non-compliance
procedures, appropriate reporting, corrective actions and accuracy
of paperwork along with sample submissions.Routine verifications
and inspections include process, metal detector, cooking, and
chilling type checks.Responsible for catching out of specification
product by stopping the production process or removing product for
rework as required.Works with other departments to implement
procedure changes, based on predetermined specifications, involving
raw materials and finished goods to remedy the cause of any
non-compliance as quickly as possible.Ability to interpret customer
and sales specifications and apply subjective quality decisions to
product (ie: product appearance, color, texture, etc). Quality
Improvement Required to take action in response to poor
observations by identifying and correcting deficiencies for
negative micro or shelf life data in their area of responsibility
with an eye toward improvement.Utilize technical knowledge to
prevent and identify the root cause of process or product
failures.Continuous improvement of product quality through
attention to process expected.Activities will include Quality
Assurance program management, training line and other Quality
Assurance employees in quality functions, daily product shows,
assessing specs and updating Operations, monitoring giveaway and
yields for opportunities.Involvement and execution of continuous
improvement projects/assignments as needed for the department
including production tests, data collection, upstream process
evaluation and problem solving. HACCP Programs and Food Safety
Assists in development, implementation and compliance with HACCP
programs that support the safe handling of food by recording and
analyzing critical control point records that track product through
the plant ensuring the safety of food products at all
times.Properly review and scrutinize all aspects of the food safety
system and meat production processes. USDA Regulatory Requirements
Ensure the USDA regulatory requirements for Food Safety are
met.Assist with revisions and update food safety programs and
procedures including the annual reassessment of all programs.
Sanitation Checks Conducts pre-operation sanitation checks to
ensure all pre-operation sanitation has been done
correctly.Determines need for re-sampling of equipment and
communicates information to sanitation and plant personnel.
Conducts follow up to ensure the sampling was properly completed.
Food Safety Deficiencies Communicates findings regarding food
safety deficiencies to Plant Food Safety Manager and provides
feedback and recommendations.Assists with the training to plant
employees regarding food safety deficiencies and corrective actions
as needed. Absence In the absence of key personnel the employee's
supervisor or qualified designee (one that has been trained in the
key employee's duties) is responsible to complete or delegate the
completion of all required tasks and responsibilities. Training
Acts as a lead by training, mentoring and providing guidance to
less experienced Food Safety/Quality Assurance employees. The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of
work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not
intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other
duties as assigned. Qualifications To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge,
skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to
perform the essential functions . Bachelor's degree from an
accredited four-year college or university in meat science, food
science, microbiology, or related field; or equivalent combination
of education and experience, required.Company will consider a
currently enrolled college student with an anticipated graduation
by end of current school year as qualified.Ability to create,
revise and interpret technical documents such as quality
specifications, safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.Knowledge and understanding of
quality assurance principles, food science and meat processing.A
high level of technical expertise, ownership and practical
knowledge of all Quality Assurance and regulatory programs.Ability
to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to use exposure
monitoring equipment, interpret and communicate results.Ability to
interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral,
diagram, or schedule form.Ability to work on the internet,
Spreadsheet, Presentation and Word Processing
software.Comprehensive experience and understanding of USDA Rules
and Regulations.Ability to uphold regulatory, company, and customer
standards.Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from
customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business
community.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Strong
decision making and problem solving skills.Strong conflict
resolution skills.Must have the ability to complete required
applicable forms in English, which requires the ability to read and
write in English.Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no
direct supervisory responsibilities but may act as a lead by
providing training and guidance to Food Safety/Quality Assurance
Technologists. Work Environment & Physical Demands The work
environment characteristics and physical demands described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. Office and plant setting. The plant
environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather
related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near
moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles,
and chemicals.Noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate but can be loud when in the production area.Occasionally
lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision includes close
vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.Frequently
required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel;
reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk
or hear.EEO/AA InformationSmithfield is an equal opportunity
employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled
individual or any other protected group status or non-job
characteristic as directed by law.If you are an individual with a
disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the employment selection process, please call us at
757-357-1595.
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