Food Safety & QA Technologist – HACCP & Compliance

Sfdbrands; Tar Heel (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Be Well programs

LinkedIn Learning

Guild tuition assistance

Smithfield Scholarship Program

Training and development

Job summary

Smithfield Foods is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance professional to safeguard product quality from production to distribution. You will conduct inspections, enforce HACCP, and collaborate with production teams to resolve issues and drive improvements.

You will monitor GMPs, sanitation, and regulatory compliance while supporting training and documentation across the plant. This role requires a high school diploma or GED, experience in meat processing, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; for internal candidates with 4+ years, waiver possible.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles, food science, meat processing, and USDA regulations.
• Ability to create, interpret, and maintain technical documents and reports; strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with monitoring equipment, data analysis, and responding to regulatory or customer inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Quality Verification: conduct routine inspections (process, metal detection, cooking, chilling) and identify out-of-spec products.
• Quality Improvement: drive continuous improvement, address deficiencies, perform training and spec reviews.
• Food Safety & HACCP Compliance: develop and enforce HACCP programs, monitor critical control points.
• Regulatory & Sanitation Oversight: ensure USDA requirements are met and assist with sanitation checks.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Meat processing

USDA regulations

Documentation

Data analysis

Communication

Education

High school diploma/GED

Associate’s degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Monitoring equipment

Job description

Smithfield Foods is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance professional to safeguard product quality from production to distribution. You will conduct inspections, enforce HACCP, and collaborate with production teams to resolve issues and drive improvements.

You will monitor GMPs, sanitation, and regulatory compliance while supporting training and documentation across the plant. This role requires a high school diploma or GED, experience in meat processing, and strong communication skills.