Quality Assurance Technician (B Shift) - Guymon, OK

Seaboard Foods; Guymon (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision & dental benefits

401K with company match

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Tuition reimbursement

Employee pork purchase program

Job summary

Seaboard Foods in Guymon, Oklahoma is looking for a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure food safety and quality standards in their pork processing facility. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience in quality assurance.

This position involves routine inspections, monitoring production compliance, and ensuring adherence to federal regulations. Benefits include medical, dental, 401K, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in quality assurance or 5 years in the protein industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety protocols.
• Familiarity with good manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and inspections for quality and food safety.
• Perform visual inspections to ensure product specifications.
• Notify personnel of serious product defects.

Skills

Knowledge of USDA and FSIS directives

Quality assurance expertise

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in science or engineering

Job description

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting Quality Assurance technician opportunity in our Guymon, Oklahoma processing facility. In this highly impactful role, you will be an essential food safety and quality team member for a pork processing facility harvesting over 21,000 animals per day. This position is responsible for inspecting products at different steps in the process to ensure that production adheres to all product specifications, food safety protocols, and good manufacturing practices, along with all state and federal regulations associated with food manufacturing.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct routine, scheduled audits, inspections for quality checks, and food safety checks to ensure production complies with federal, state, and Company policies and procedures.
• Perform visual line and finished product inspections to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Perform various specialized tasks as assigned or required by the department.
• Place tags to hold or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of problems or stop production if serious product defects occur.
• Monitor (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Critical Control Points (CCPs).

CORE COMPETENCIES

Instills trust, communicates effectively, is action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a science, engineering, or related discipline with two (2) years of progressively responsible positions or five (5) years of progressively responsible positions in the protein industry.
• Must have comprehensive knowledge of current and application of USDA and FSIS directives and regulatory requirements.
• Must have adequate experience to demonstrate thorough knowledge, skills, and abilities of both commercial and technical aspects of FSQA for the pork business.
• Additional essential duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move around the facility and primarily will be on the production floor.
• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• This position is primarily on the production floor and will have limited office time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment requires you to wear hearing protection at all times on the production floor.
• The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. After-hours, weekends, and overnight travel as requested.

BENEFITS

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.