Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift
Smithfield Foods, Orange City, IA, United States
Your Opportunity
A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States, we offer industry-leading wages and benefits, including hourly competitive starting pay of $22.15 per hour, $1.00 per hour shift differential for 2nd shift, comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and more. We also offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Core Responsibilities
Collect and file production paperwork for QA department auditing purposes
Sample finished products to assure compliance with customer specifications
Sample inbound raw materials in a statistically significant manner
Conduct metal detector verification checks on production lines
Calibration of thermometers
Record temperatures of outbound loads
Gather composite samples when necessary
Prepare samples for shipments to customers
Manage sample submission to outside labs
Cross‑train with lab personnel to perform lab testing duties when required
Perform self‑quality audits within the plant
Support IMS/Scan4Ship labeling, hold, lot, BOL standards and processes
Other projects as needed by area supervisor and/or manager
Qualifications
High School diploma or GED preferred
1+ year of quality and/or lab experience in the food industry preferred
Must have the ability to complete required applicable forms in English, requiring the ability to read and write in English
Work Environment & Physical Demands
The plant environment includes wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and chemicals
Noise level is usually moderate but can be loud in the production area
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus
Requires frequent standing, walking, use of hands to handle, feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and talk or hear
Exposure to wet conditions
Requires frequent use of hands to handle, grasp with both hands, or feel; substantial wrist, hand, and finger motion; reaching and pulling with hands and arms
Prolonged standing or sitting; occasional walking for short distances
Ability to consistently move/drag/lift up to 60 lbs of frozen raw materials on a regular basis
Ability to consistently move/drag 100–150 plastic totes
Frequent stretching of arms and use of upper body
Occasional turning and twisting at the waist
EEO Information
Smithfield 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 veteran 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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A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world’s largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States, we offer industry-leading wages and benefits, including hourly competitive starting pay of $22.15 per hour, $1.00 per hour shift differential for 2nd shift, comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, and more. We also offer opportunities for career growth and professional development.
Core Responsibilities
Collect and file production paperwork for QA department auditing purposes
Sample finished products to assure compliance with customer specifications
Sample inbound raw materials in a statistically significant manner
Conduct metal detector verification checks on production lines
Calibration of thermometers
Record temperatures of outbound loads
Gather composite samples when necessary
Prepare samples for shipments to customers
Manage sample submission to outside labs
Cross‑train with lab personnel to perform lab testing duties when required
Perform self‑quality audits within the plant
Support IMS/Scan4Ship labeling, hold, lot, BOL standards and processes
Other projects as needed by area supervisor and/or manager
Qualifications
High School diploma or GED preferred
1+ year of quality and/or lab experience in the food industry preferred
Must have the ability to complete required applicable forms in English, requiring the ability to read and write in English
Work Environment & Physical Demands
The plant environment includes wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and chemicals
Noise level is usually moderate but can be loud in the production area
Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus
Requires frequent standing, walking, use of hands to handle, feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and talk or hear
Exposure to wet conditions
Requires frequent use of hands to handle, grasp with both hands, or feel; substantial wrist, hand, and finger motion; reaching and pulling with hands and arms
Prolonged standing or sitting; occasional walking for short distances
Ability to consistently move/drag/lift up to 60 lbs of frozen raw materials on a regular basis
Ability to consistently move/drag 100–150 plastic totes
Frequent stretching of arms and use of upper body
Occasional turning and twisting at the waist
EEO Information
Smithfield 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 veteran 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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