15FSQATC - FSQA Technician I

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.; Lampasas (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is seeking an FSQA Technician I at the Lampasas, Texas plant. The role focuses on ensuring food safety and quality, including HACCP verification and timely communication of concerns to the appropriate personnel.

The technician verifies compliance with FSQA, SQF, GMPs, and regulatory requirements, conducts inspections, and takes corrective action to maintain quality and safety standards across all product materials and processes.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with computers and standard workplace software for data entry and recordkeeping.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English to interpret procedures and communicate safety concerns.
• Independent work with accuracy and attention to detail in a production setting.

Responsibilities

• Verifies FSQA, SQF, and regulatory compliance across daily production operations.
• Performs inspections of GMPs, sanitation, and company requirements.
• Ensures raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products meet specs.

Skills

Data entry

Recordkeeping

English communication

Independent work

Attention to detail

GMP knowledge

Tools

Electronic documentation systems

Job description

15FSQATC - FSQA Technician I

US-TX-Lampasas

Job ID: 2026-10306

Type: Regular Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Lampasas Plant

Overview

The FSQA Technician I helps ensure plant sanitation and verifies that raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products meet established food safety, quality, and AFNA standards. This role performs HACCP verification activities, identifies and responds to deficiencies, and has the authority to accept or reject areas, equipment, materials, or products that may be unsanitary, contaminated, or out of specification. The technician takes appropriate corrective action and promptly communicates concerns to the appropriate personnel.

Responsibilities

• Verifies compliance with Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA), Safe Quality Food (SQF), and applicable regulatory requirements throughout daily production operations.
• Conducts inspections and investigations to verify adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation standards, and company requirements.
• Ensures raw materials, in-process materials, and finished products meet established company and regulatory specifications.
• Performs HACCP verification activities, including reviewing records and directly observing employees responsible for monitoring and documenting Critical Control Points (CCPs) and Control Points (CPs).
• Initiates appropriate control actions, including placing ingredients, products, equipment, or production areas on hold when conditions do not meet established specifications or standards.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and timely food safety and quality records.
• Performs required plant testing, which may include evaluating machinery and equipment, temperatures, process controls, new products, and raw materials.
• Audits the facility’s product weight-control program and associated records.
• Participates in root-cause analyses and recommends corrective and preventive actions related to product quality, raw materials, sanitation, and process controls.
• Reviews operating procedures and supports updates resulting from new product requirements, equipment modifications, line-speed changes, raw-material variations, or other operational needs.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and maintaining quality-control processes and procedures.
• Provides guidance regarding food safety, sanitation, processing, filling, and packaging practices.
• Financial Responsibility-Provides indirect financial value to AFNA by supporting compliance with food safety and quality specifications, preventing product loss, reducing quality-related costs, and minimizing operational and regulatory risk.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• One to five years of experience in food manufacturing operations; experience in a USDA-regulated meat-processing facility preferred.
• Proficiency with computers and standard workplace software, including data entry, recordkeeping, and electronic documentation systems.
• Basic mathematical skills and the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English sufficiently to interpret procedures, complete records, and communicate food-safety concerns.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and processes used within the assigned production area.
• Ability to understand and apply Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) requirements and procedures.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), applicable government regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position, including pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, and lifting using proper techniques.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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