Quality Control Technician

Chicago Meat Authority Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Meat Purchase Program

Job summary

Chicago Meat Authority Inc. in Chicago, IL seeks a Quality Control Technician to ensure products meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. The role participates in HACCP, records keeping, and continuous improvement across production and warehouse operations.

The incumbent will monitor temperatures, inspect materials and processes, and assist with food safety programs. Must be able to lift 35 lbs, work extended hours, and communicate in English; Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Quality control experience required.
• Must lift up to 35 pounds and work in a cold environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strong English, math, writing and reporting abilities.
• Meat processing or refrigerated manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Measure and monitor processes and products.
• Perform daily checks of temperatures and visual inspections in production and warehouse.
• Complete HACCP forms and actions within 24 hours.
• Inspect raw materials for specs, codes, lot numbers, and dates.
• Ensure GMPs and maintain documentation of records.
• Conduct testing and follow procedures.
• Assist with quality and food safety programs and policies.
• Calibrate measuring devices like thermometers and metal detectors.
• Maintain detailed, timely, accurate records.
• Report results and concerns to QA Management promptly.
• Participate in problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Complete HACCP activities and documents.
• Monitor production and warehouse for GMP compliance.
• Utilize computers for recording results and forms.
• Initiate holds for nonconforming product/equipment.

Skills

Quality control

Bilingual EN/ES

Strong English literacy

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Word

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Chicago Meat Authority (CMA) is proud to have celebrated 36 years in the food industry. Located in Chicago’s historic Stockyards, CMA is a forward thinking processor of value added beef, pork, and poultry items with a strong focus on selling the Healthcare, Hotel, and Institutional Markets (HRI), meat purveyors, and Multi-unit regional and national chains up to and including big box stores. In addition, CMA specializes in custom cuts for further processors including but not limited to grinding operations, deli manufacturers, and the prepared entrée market.

CMA is seeking a Quality Control Technician that is highly motivated and detail-oriented. This individual will play a key role in ensuring that our products meet, or exceed, company, customer, and regulatory expectations. This person will be an active participant of a team that believes in providing our customers with a product of the highest quality and safety.

What You Get To Do

• Measure and monitor processes and products.
• Perform daily check of temperatures and visual inspections in production and warehouse as well as freezer/cooler storage areas.
• Complete all necessary HACCP forms and all defined actions within, and address comments and concerns with supervisor within 24 hours.
• Inspect raw materials for proper specifications, codes, lot numbers, and dates including information necessary for lot tracing on batch sheets and other approved forms.
• Ensure implementation of quality assurance and other requested company standards throughout production, receiving, and shipping. Maintain documentation of records.
• Conduct testing and follow procedures.
• Assist with implementation of quality and food safety programs and policies.
• Conduct calibration of measuring devices such as thermometers and metal detectors.
• Maintain detailed, timely and accurate records.
• Report results, concerns and problems to QA Management in a timely manner
• Participate in problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Complete all necessary HACCP activities and documents.
• Continuously monitor production and warehouse activities to ensure compliance with GMPs.
• Utilize computers for recording results, generating forms, monitoring specifications and obtaining various documents.
• Initiate the hold process for nonconforming product and equipment.

What We Want From You

• Quality control experience.
• Strong English, math, writing and reporting abilities.
• Basic computer skills – Word, Excel, SharePoint.
• Must be able to work extended hours, holidays and weekends, if needed
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and push up to 35 pounds
• Ability to crouch and bend.
• Required to work overtime (including some Saturdays).
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Follow all safety regulations and support others in working safely.
• Meat processing and/or refrigerated manufacturing experience preferred.
• Required to wear all personal protective equipment.
• Ability to work with cold materials in a cold environment.
• High school diploma.
• Bilingual: English and Spanish.

What We Value

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to continually work safely.

Compensation

Starting Rate: $19.35 per hour

• Pension
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Meat Purchase Program

We Are Winning When

We follow and are guided by our mission and we demonstrate our values every day!

"To be the preferred supplier of our customers, the preferred customer of our strategic suppliers, and a model employer in our industry."

Chicago Meat Authority, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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