Grader ( 1st Shift DSI MEGA JET WP)

Peco Foods, Inc.; West Point (MS); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Peco Foods, Inc. in Mississippi seeks a QA/Product Inspector to ensure product specifications are met, visually inspect items, and uphold GMP policies in a chicken processing facility.

You will identify defects, report anomalies, and work in a fast-paced environment with 38°F temperatures and standing for much of the day. This role requires strict hygiene, safety, and regulatory compliance while offering training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Know and understand the customer specification for each product.
• Visually scan product pieces and remove any not conforming to spec.
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness per plant GMP policies.
• Inspect products for natural defects (e.g., bruises, blood spots).
• Inspect for processing defects such as foreign material or out-of-spec product.
• Report abnormal situations to supervisor/plant management.
• Abnormal situations include unauthorized personnel in restricted areas, suspected adulteration, or equipment malfunctions.
• Note: this job description is not all inclusive and the company may modify duties.
• Physical demands: working at 38°F and standing/walking 100% of the workday.

Responsibilities

• Know and understand the customer specification for each product.
• Visually scan product pieces and remove any not conforming to spec.
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness per plant GMP policies.
• Physically inspect products for natural and processing defects.
• Identify and report any suspicious or abnormal situations to supervision.

Job description

• Know and understand the customer specification for each product.
• Visually scan multiple pieces of product and manually remove any pieces not conforming to the specification.
• Maintain the highest possible level of personal hygiene and cleanliness in accordance with plant GMP policies.
• Physically inspect products for both natural occurring and processing defects.

o Natural occurring defects i.e. bruises and blood spots.

o Processing defects would be but not limited to foreign material and out of spec product.

Identify and report any suspicious or abnormal situations to their immediate supervisor or plant management official.

Abnormal situation would be:

Unauthorized employees in restricted areas

Situation where a belief that product adulteration may be occurring

Equipment malfunction that may put product wholesomeness at stake

NOTE:

This job description is not all inclusive of what the employee may be asked to do while performing the duties described above. The company reserves the right to modify this job without prior notice.

Physical Demands:

• Working at temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit
• Standing / walking 100% of the workday

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