QA TECHNICIAN FIRST SHIFT

JBS USA; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS USA in Elkhart, IN is seeking a Quality and Assurance Technician to monitor and verify product quality throughout the manufacturing process. You will conduct inspections, perform tests, document results, and collaborate with production teams to uphold quality standards.

The role includes conducting pre-operational sanitation, assisting with root-cause investigations, and ensuring compliance with customer specifications and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance in food manufacturing or similar
• Strong attention to detail and ability to document results accurately
• Ability to work with production teams to improve quality standards

Responsibilities

• Inspect raw materials, in-process and finished goods to ensure quality standards
• Run quality checks and tests using appropriate equipment
• Record test results and maintain quality records
• Identify and report quality issues and assist root-cause investigations
• Calibrate and maintain inspection equipment as required
• Support SQF audits and compliance with GMP
• Assist with sanitation and food safety tasks as needed
• Communicate quality concerns to supervisors and production staff
• Review sanitation programs and pre-operational sanitation
• Monitor product chemistry indicators (salts, moisture, fats, proteins) and report trends

Skills

Quality inspection

Documentation

Team communication

Job description

Job Title

Quality and Assurance Technician

Location

Elkhart, IN

Our Company, Your Opportunity

JBS has over 200,000 employees worldwide with plants and offices on 5 different continents and 13 different countries. We focus on what is attainable, what we can control and what we know best.

Our employees are the most important asset, we hire people who are qualified, have passion to succeed, are committed to work to their best of their ability and possess the desire to learn and grow.

Job Summary

The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician is responsible for monitoring and verifying product quality throughout the manufacturing process. The position ensures that products meet company standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements. The QA Technician conducts inspections, performs tests, documents result, and works with production teams to maintain and improve quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to ensure compliance with quality standards
• Perform quality checks, measurements, and testing using appropriate equipment and procedures.
• Record inspection and test results accurately and maintain quality records.
• Identify, document, and report quality issues and defects. Assisting with investigating root causes of quality problems.
• Verify compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Calibrate and maintain inspections and testing equipment as required.
• Communicate quality concerns and recommendations to supervisors and production personnel.
• Assist the plant personnel when food safety and sanitation issues arise.
• Reviewing the sanitation program as needed, including pre-operational sanitation.
• Conduct pre-operational tasks to be compliant with food safety and quality regulations.
• Analyze documents for product chemistry specifically salts, moisture, fats, and proteins look for trends and notify the supervisor of any findings.
• Capable of doing swabs, validation tests, and back up for technicians when needed.
• Support SQF audits
• Ensure all staff within the facility follow GMP requirements.

Skills And Qualifications

• Work regularly in temperatures are near or below freezing (Coolers, Loading Dock Freezer)
• Work in damp or cold conditions (20-30 Degrees-Fabrication)
• Work in areas that require you to lift, pull, or push 50 lbs.
• Work with sharp knives or a cutting tool
• Willing and capable of working overtime when necessary
• Available to work Day and Nights
• Willing and capable of working Saturdays/Sundays

Lifting/ Pushing/Pulling

• LIFTING/ PUSHING/PULLING – 10 lbs. -50 lbs. production
• NEUTRAL WRIST-Repetitive hand motions and grasping.
• REACHING – Reaching for product on the conveyor belt, reaching for boxes and lifting pork bellies from a big container
• STANDING – Constant standing and walk throughs to different areas

Working Conditions

• Subjected to hot/cold and wet environments
• Slippery floors
• Smoky areas

JBS Prepared Foods is an equal opportunity employer.

EOE/Vet/Disabled