Pet Food Quality & Safety Technician

Instinct; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Volunteer days

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Instinct Lincoln, NE, is hiring a Quality Assurance professional to monitor food safety and quality across manufacturing operations. You will audit raw materials, processing areas, and finished products, ensuring compliance with SSOP, GMP, HACCP and related standards, while documenting findings and supporting continuous improvement.

This role involves sample collection, calibration tasks, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and speak in English.
• Able to perform in a manufacturing environment at 40–50 F.
• Lifting up to 50 lbs may be required.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor food safety and quality to verify conformance with product specs (net weights, codes/labels, temperatures).
• Collect product samples from production lines and ensure timely release and documentation.
• Audit facility and personnel daily for compliance with cGMP, FSMA, HACCP, SQF, sanitation guidelines.
• Prepare and maintain accurate monitoring reports and reports for audits.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Documentation

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP (QAD)

Redzone

Job description

Instinct Lincoln, NE, is hiring a Quality Assurance professional to monitor food safety and quality across manufacturing operations. You will audit raw materials, processing areas, and finished products, ensuring compliance with SSOP, GMP, HACCP and related standards, while documenting findings and supporting continuous improvement.

This role involves sample collection, calibration tasks, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.