Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician 5 - 1st Shift

About the Role

As a FSQA Tech, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality.

Responsibilities

• Performing physical and visual inspections of products and plant systems.
• Documenting and calculating results accurately.
• Taking corrective action when necessary, such as alerting appropriate personnel to adjust processes, identifying, segregating, and isolating non-conforming products, and reporting results to management.
• Handling additional assignments as requested.

Working Conditions

Environment: Normal for a food manufacturing setting.

Physical Requirements

• Involves lifting materials and products up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to stand on hard surfaces for up to 12 hours per day.
• Must work in cold/hot temperatures typically ranging from 30-90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Must be able to work in a wet environment.
• Repetitive bending, reaching, squatting, gripping, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be able to reach high and low levels frequently.
• Ability to climb step ladders and/or stairs.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed.

Safety Equipment

Use of steel-toed work boots, hardhats, safety glasses (where required), hairnets, beard nets (if applicable), and smocks is required.

Restrictions

Cell phones and jewelry are not permitted on the factory floor.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience in the food manufacturing industry OR related Quality Assurance type experience.
• Communication Skills: Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Special Skills:
  • Must possess skills to complete Tyson paperwork.
  • Ability to lead by example and motivate the hourly workforce.
  • Good problem identification and problem-solving skills.
  • Math and organizational skills.
  • Ability to read and interpret product specifications.
  • Must function well under stress.
  • Must have flexibility to work where and when needed.

Qualifications

• Position will require Lock Out Tag Out certification.

Benefits

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; and more.

Sponsorship is not available. Relocation Assistance Eligible: No. Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America). Certain roles at Tyson require background checks.