Food Safety & QA Technologist

Smithfield Foods
Missouri
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Attention to detail","Communication","Collaboration","Continuous improvement","Training support"]

Ensure food safety and product quality by performing routine inspections and sanitation checks, enforcing HACCP and USDA requirements, and monitoring critical control points throughout production. Grade products, document results, oversee GMPs and temperatures, and use monitoring equipment to analyze data and respond to regulatory or customer inquiries. Work with production teams to investigate root causes, drive corrective actions, support continuous improvement, and help train staff on quality and safety deficiencies.

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Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods
3 weeks ago

Food Safety & QA Technologist

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Job Summary

Ensure food safety and product quality by performing routine inspections and sanitation checks, enforcing HACCP and USDA requirements, and monitoring critical control points throughout production. Grade products, document results, oversee GMPs and temperatures, and use monitoring equipment to analyze data and respond to regulatory or customer inquiries. Work with production teams to investigate root causes, drive corrective actions, support continuous improvement, and help train staff on quality and safety deficiencies.
Location: Missouri
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct routine inspections (including process, metal detection, cooking, and chilling) to ensure products meet quality standards and act on out-of-spec products.
  • •Drive continuous improvement by addressing deficiencies, identifying root causes, and supporting QA programs such as training and spec reviews.
  • •Help develop and enforce HACCP programs by monitoring critical control points and ensuring food safety protocols are followed.
  • •Ensure USDA regulatory requirements are met, maintain food safety documentation updates, and perform pre-op sanitation checks.
  • •Report food safety issues, recommend corrective actions, and support plant training on deficiencies, stepping in or delegating when needed.

Key Requirements

  • •High school diploma or general education degree (GED), required.
  • •Ability to complete required forms in English, including reading and writing in English.
  • •Knowledge of quality assurance principles, food science, meat processing, and USDA regulations to ensure compliance.
  • •Ability to create, interpret, and maintain technical documents, reports, and manuals with written and verbal communication across teams.
  • •Experience using monitoring equipment and analyzing data to respond to regulatory or customer inquiries with evidence-based decisions.
Experience:Food safetyQuality assuranceMeat processing
Education:High School
Skills:Attention to detailCommunicationCollaborationContinuous improvementTraining support
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HACCPUSDA regulationsGMPsProcess inspectionsMetal detectionMonitoring equipmentTechnical documentsReportsManualsOffice software

Company Brief

Smithfield Foods
Produces pork and packaged meat products, operating integrated hog production, processing, and branded food businesses. It supplies retail, foodservice, and export markets across the United States and internationally.
Industry: Food Production
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Smithfield, United States
Founded: 1936
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