Quality & Food Safety Technologist | HACCP Leader

Smithfield Foods; Clinton (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Package Available

Job summary

Smithfield Foods in the United States is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure product quality from start to finish. You will perform sanitation checks, oversee GMPs, and monitor temperatures along with HACCP compliance across production lines.

Working with production teams, you’ll investigate issues, drive corrective actions, and support training to uphold Smithfield’s safety standards and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates degree preferred; internal candidates with 4+ years may waive educational requirements.
• Ability to read and write in English and complete forms.
• Knowledge of QA principles, food science, meat processing, USDA regulations.
• Ability to create, interpret, and maintain technical documents and reports.
• Experience using monitoring equipment and analyzing data for decision making.

Responsibilities

• Quality Verification: conduct routine inspections (process, metal detection, cooking, chilling).
• Quality Improvement: address deficiencies, perform root-cause analysis, support QA programs.
• Food Safety & HACCP Compliance: develop and enforce HACCP programs, monitor critical control points.
• Regulatory & Sanitation Oversight: ensure USDA compliance, assist with documentation and pre-op checks.
• Communication & Training: report issues, recommend corrective actions, support plant training.

Skills

Quality assurance

English literacy

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Smithfield Foods in the United States is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure product quality from start to finish. You will perform sanitation checks, oversee GMPs, and monitor temperatures along with HACCP compliance across production lines.

Working with production teams, you’ll investigate issues, drive corrective actions, and support training to uphold Smithfield’s safety standards and customer expectations.