Food Safety and QA Intern - Spring 2027

Blount Fine Foods; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Blount Fine Foods Corp. seeks a Spring 2027 FSQ Intern to support quality and safety initiatives. You will assist with data entry, inspections, and documentation under supervision, contributing to supplier data management and audit form development.

The role involves GMP/SSOP daily checks and routine testing, with tasks expanding across multiple facilities as needed, and requires strong attention to detail and basic computer skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma preferred; pursuit of associate degree or higher is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Receives direction from FSQ Senior Technician and Supervisor.
• Reconciles records against Access database for accuracy and consistency.
• Notifies Level 2+ when non-conformances are noted and documents findings.
• Performs finished product testing and completes documentation and data entry.
• Populates third-party software to ensure supplier data conformance.
• Creates and tests FSQ audit forms in third-party software for rollout.
• Completes GMP and SSOP daily inspections.
• Conducts weekly and monthly tasks as assigned.
• Performs raw material inspections with data entry.
• Translates pre-requisite programs into electronic training formats with visuals.
• Inspects finished product for food safety hazards including foreign material.
• Communicates with management across facilities to ensure compliance.
• Performs other duties with similar skills and responsibilities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma preferred

Tools

Access database

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Summary:Assists FSQ Management in the maintenance of overall product quality and safety. Assists in the effective completion of tasks and documentation of FSQ responsibilities.

Spring 2027 Intern

Schedule: Mon-Fri 9AM-3PM

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives leadership and daily direction from shift FSQ Senior Technician & Supervisor.
• Reconciles paperwork and written documentation against Access database entries; reviews current and past Access database entries for consistency and accuracy of data
• Notifies Tech Level 2 or higher when non-conformances are noted and assuring proper documentation noted
• Performs required finished product testing and the effective completion of documentation and data entry
• Assists with populating a 3 rd party software platform to ensure corporate conformance of supplier and vendor data; verifies corporate documentation is uploaded and maintained accurately
• Creates and trials a variety of FSQ audit forms in 3rd party software to begin implementation across multiple facilities
• Completes GMP and SSOP daily inspections
• Conducting Weekly and Monthly tasks
• Perform raw material inspections with data entry
• Reviews key pre-requisite programs and transfers into an electronic Alchemy Training format with voice overs and supporting images
• Inspects finished product for food safety hazards including foreign material.
• Communicates with designated members of management across all facilities to ensure corporate compliance to key prerequisite programs
• Other duties with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.

Responsibilities for Food Safety

• Responsible for completing required paperwork accurately and honestly.
• Must adhere to and enforce posted GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) when working within the production facility.
• Responsible for reporting suspicious packages, activities and individuals.
• If monitoring CCPs (Critical Control Points), must be trained in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and adhere to approved HACCP plan(s).

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma preferred; in pursuance of associates degree or higher

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively both in written form and verbally.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.Ability to compute percent.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of data entry and moderately proficient with spreadsheet software and word processing software.
• Experienced with Access database and Microsoft Excel functions preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• None required

Other Skills and Abilities

• Must possess strong attention to detail.Must have moderate computer skills.No known allergies to seafood or other foods.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, talk, and hear. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and occasionally, extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and toxic or caustic chemicals.