QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN-1st SHIFT (CB1)

JBS USA; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacations

Paid Holidays

Personal days

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k)

Job summary

JBS USA in Council Bluffs, IA is hiring a Quality Assurance Technician as a full-time role. You will inspect products, review daily paperwork, support food safety, and ensure documentation and traceability meet SQF requirements.

The position offers benefits after 60 days, competitive wages starting at $21.60 per hour with a $1.00 shift differential, and vacations after 60 days. Join a team focused on quality and compliance across our prepared foods operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is preferred.
• Previous manufacturing experience REQUIRED.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products are made within product specifications by inspecting products.
• Reviewing daily paperwork for accuracy and completeness and follow up as needed.
• Assist the plant personnel when food safety and sanitation issues arise.
• Evaluate paperwork and information for developing trends.
• Bench-marking with other plants as needed.
• Reviewing the sanitation program as needed, including pre-operational sanitation.
• Writing policies and procedures as needed.
• Proper use and care of analytical instruments and equipment, including daily calibration tests via documentation.
• Analyze documents for product chemistry specifically salts, moisture, fats, and proteins look for trends and notify the supervisor of any findings.
• Update and review all packaging, LOG’s, and other validations.
• Be able to do inspections of raw and finished products
• Detail-oriented to ensure all documentation and traceability is being done daily and stored in a matter that can be pulled easily for traceability tests.
• Capable of doing swabs, validation tests, and back up for technicians when needed.
• Support SQF audits

Skills

Attention to detail

Quality inspection

Documentation

Food safety knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Analytical instruments

Job description

Description

Position at JBS USA

We are hiring for a Quality Assurance Technician role at JBS Prepared Foods (Formerly Swift Prepared Foods) as a full-time employee in Council Bluffs, IA.
As a QA Technician at JBS Prepared Foods, you will receive these excellent benefits, plus much more:

• Wages starting at $21.60 per hour
• $1.00 shift differential! And increases as you go up levels
• Great weekly pay! (Every Friday)
• Benefit options after just 60 days of employment.
• 10 days vacation after just 60 days of employment.

Benefits include:

• Vacations
• Paid Holidays
• Personal days
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• 401(k)

Our Mission:

To be THE BEST in all we do. We are completely focused on our business, ensuring the BEST products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers and profitability for our shareholders. All this, we do to provide an opportunity for a better future for all of our TEAM MEMBERS.

Our Values:

Determination, Simplicity, Availability, Humility, Sincerity, Discipline, Ownership

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure products are made within product specifications by inspecting products.
• Reviewing daily paperwork for accuracy and completeness and follow up as needed.
• Assist the plant personnel when food safety and sanitation issues arise.
• Evaluate paperwork and information for developing trends.
• Bench-marking with other plants as needed.
• Reviewing the sanitation program as needed, including pre-operational sanitation.
• Writing policies and procedures as needed.
• Proper use and care of analytical instruments and equipment, including daily calibration tests via documentation.
• Analyze documents for product chemistry specifically salts, moisture, fats, and proteins look for trends and notify the supervisor of any findings.
• Update and review all packaging, LOG’s, and other validations.
• Be able to do inspections of raw and finished products
• Detail-oriented to ensure all documentation and traceability is being done daily and stored in a matter that can be pulled easily for traceability tests.
• Capable of doing swabs, validation tests, and back up for technicians when needed.
• Support SQF audits

Quality Assurance Technician Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent is preferred
• Previous manufacturing experience REQUIRED

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Subjected to hot/cold and wet environments
• Must have the ability to climb stairs, ladders, etc.

EOE, including disability/vets