Meat & Seafood FSQA Technician - Quality & Compliance

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Specialty Meat and Seafood Company is seeking a FSQA professional to monitor and evaluate QA programs ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements. You will support HACCP, sanitation, GMPs, pest control, and foreign material controls across multiple facilities.

The role includes assisting in employee FSQA training, SQF audit implementations, and collaboration with operations, sales, and supplier teams. A valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Formal job training in TQM principles, SPC, HACCP concepts, CFIA/FDA regulations would be beneficial.
• Formal quality and sensory analysis training would be helpful.
• One to 3 years of meat and/or seafood industry (as appropriate) experience at a federal CFIA/FDA meat and/or seafood processing plant (as appropriate).
• Raw meat or seafood industry the only experience will be accepted instead of combined experience

Responsibilities

• Monitor FSQA programs including HACCP Program, sanitation standard operating procedures, pest control, good manufacturing practices, approved supplier program, foreign material control, plant sanitation, chemical control, product quality assurance, FSQA Customer complaints, food defense and security
• Assist in Employee Training of FSQA Programs, Policies, and Procedures
• Assist in Implementation of Independent FSQA Audit Program - SQF Audits
• Assist when necessary for product evaluations, plant visits, and supplier/customer communication to assist other staff members. Assist as needed in any manner capable of during emergencies the plant President or GM (general manager) determines are paramount to the business.
• Frequently interacts with the following: SSMC/SSSC Personnel, Operations, Sales, Transportation and Maintenance as well as Sysco Operating Companies, and supplier/customer personnel at the line level.

Skills

Report writing

Math skills

Problem solving

Interpreting instructions

PC usage

Education

Bilingual? no

TQM/SPC/HACCP/CFIA-FDA regulations training

Quality and sensory analysis training

Tools

Lab equipment

Food preparation equipment

Job description

Sysco Specialty Meat and Seafood Company is seeking a FSQA professional to monitor and evaluate QA programs ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements. You will support HACCP, sanitation, GMPs, pest control, and foreign material controls across multiple facilities.

The role includes assisting in employee FSQA training, SQF audit implementations, and collaboration with operations, sales, and supplier teams. A valid driver’s license is required.