Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician (NS)

Butterball; Mount Olive (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Butterball is seeking a Quality Assurance/Quality Control associate to support testing, sampling, and inspection across manufacturing facilities in NC. You will help ensure adherence to food safety standards, assist with audits, and contribute to continuous quality improvements.

Strong attention to detail and basic math are essential. The role requires at least a high school diploma or GED and 1+ year of related experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; 1+ year experience preferred.
• Basic math skills and ability to follow written procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitors processes to ensure food safety and regulatory compliance.
• Collects samples for testing and evaluates product quality against specs.
• Assists with audits, troubleshooting, and quality improvement projects.
• Records findings and supports data verification for metrics reporting.
• Applies holds to nonconforming products and supports corrective actions.

Skills

Quality assurance

Safety compliance

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Performs a variety of quality and/or safety checks to ensure compliance with quality standards, reliability standards, and all specifications. Assists with troubleshooting and resolving quality issues through audits, sampling, inspection, and functional testing. Supports implementation of new quality processes.

At Butterball, we exist to help people pass love on. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 60 years of cherished memories, providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day. We proudly believe that life at Butterball means having a team who supports you, having the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, and making an impact on the health of others daily.

Whether you choose to work at one of our five (5) manufacturing facilities in NC, AR, MO, farms in AR, NC, and KS, corporate office in NC, IL, or in the field, we believe we have an opportunity for everyone to succeed. At Butterball, we believe in fostering a culture where every team member is valued, has the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to our success. Join us in our Purpose and apply for an opportunity today!

Key Responsibilities

• Monitors processes to ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory and company compliance, including GMP, HACCP, and SOPs.
• Collects microbiological and product samples for testing and evaluation.
• Performs checks of product quality against specifications.
• Assists with audits of the process, GMP’s, food safety, and customer audits.
• Investigates issues related to Quality and Food Safety.
• Records findings and assists with troubleshooting quality, safety, or sanitation issues.
• Applies holds to nonconforming products and materials.
• Assists with product improvement projects.
• Assists with data verification and quality metrics reporting.

Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience)

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 1+ year of experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Butterball Core Competencies

About

Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:

• Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone’s responsibility and everyone’s jobs.
• Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
• Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
• Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
• Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of workplace safety rules
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes
• Good math skills
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English
• Good communication and customer service skills with the ability to interact at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail
• Firm problem-solving, organization, time-management, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to understand and follow directions to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and regulations

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions & Travel Requirements

• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions. Occasionally in a climate-controlled office environment(s) and primarily in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.
• The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Disclaimer

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.