Pilgrim's · 2 hours ago
QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN
Waco, Texas
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expPilgrim's is a food production company focused on safety and quality assurance. The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for ensuring that raw products meet specifications before processing, monitoring compliance with safety standards, and conducting quality checks throughout the production process.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingMeat and Poultry
Responsibilities
Monitor and document HACCP, SSOPs and/or GMPs
Conduct equipment inspection throughout the processing day
Calibrate scales and/or thermometers daily
Perform metal detector checks to identify foreign material
Conduct appropriate quality checks and rechecks as specified by the type of raw and finished product including but not limited to AQL attribute defects, piece counts, and ratios
Check oven and/or freezer exit temperatures of cooked product
Ensure accuracy of packaged product weight through random sampling and calculating overfill/underfill percentage and percent over-count
Ensure proper bag seal, box end labels and case coding is being used
Collect samples for food safety and quality assurance testing
Perform process control checks to ensure production specifications are being followed
Identify nonconforming raw and finished product and ensure product is retained or put on hold until final disposition is made by management
Communicate with supervisors upon discovery of out-of-specification products, and follow established procedure for handling out-of-specification products
Performs other related duties as assigned to support production demands as may be specified by customer or client
Qualification
Required
Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Basic math and computer skills required
The employee must pass a math test
All employees are required to attend employee and safety orientation prior to performing the above duties
The employee must also complete training on basic principles of HACCP and SSOP, as well as GMP training
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
The employee frequently is required to talk or hear, and climb or stoop
The employee is occasionally required to sit
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts
The employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock and vibration
The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud
The employee is required to wear a hair net, beard net (if necessary), gloves, a smock, slip proof boots, waterproof aprons, and ear protection
Company
Pilgrim's
We are a global chicken and pork company.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2023-09-27Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-04-04Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-04-08Post Ipo Debt· $1B
Leadership Team
Dustin Dickson
💼 SENIOR DIRECTOR
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