Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician - 1st Shift

Smithfield Foods
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 22.5+ hourlyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Attention to detail","Collaboration","Team-oriented attitude","Effective communication"]

Ensure Smithfield’s food products meet quality and food-safety standards by performing routine inspections, sanitation checks, and monitoring critical control points. Enforce HACCP and USDA requirements, document results, and track products from start to finish. Collaborate with production teams to investigate root causes, implement corrective actions, and support QA training and performance assessments. Help maintain technical documentation, reports, and manuals to support compliance and continuous improvement.

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Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods
5 days ago

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician - 1st Shift

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Job Summary

Ensure Smithfield’s food products meet quality and food-safety standards by performing routine inspections, sanitation checks, and monitoring critical control points. Enforce HACCP and USDA requirements, document results, and track products from start to finish. Collaborate with production teams to investigate root causes, implement corrective actions, and support QA training and performance assessments. Help maintain technical documentation, reports, and manuals to support compliance and continuous improvement.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform routine quality inspections (process, metal detection, cooking, chilling) and take action on out-of-spec products.
  • •Drive continuous improvement by addressing deficiencies, identifying root causes, and supporting QA programs.
  • •Help develop and enforce HACCP programs by monitoring critical control points and ensuring food-safety protocols are followed.
  • •Ensure USDA regulatory requirements are met, update food-safety documentation, and perform pre-op sanitation checks.
  • •Report food safety issues, recommend corrective actions, support plant training, and step in as needed when key personnel are absent.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 22.5 hourly
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •High school diploma or GED (required).
  • •Ability to complete required forms in English (read and write 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 effective written and verbal communication.
  • •Experience using monitoring equipment and analyzing data to respond to regulatory or customer inquiries with evidence-based decisions.
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Attention to detailCollaborationTeam-oriented attitudeEffective communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HACCPUSDA regulationsGMPsMetal detectionMonitoring equipmentTechnical documentsReportsManualsTemperature monitoring

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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