Food Safety Quality Technician (FSQA)

About the role

Join our team as a Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Technician, where 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.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year’s 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.

Physical Requirements

• Willing and able to lift up to 75 lbs.
• Ability to stand on hard surface for up to 12 hours per day.
• Must work in cold/hot temperatures typically ranging from 30‑90°F.
• Ability to work in wet environment.
• Repetitive bending, reaching, squatting, gripping, pushing and pulling.
• Ability 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.
• Position requires Lock Out Tag Out certification.

Working Conditions

• Environment: Normal for a food manufacturing setting.
• Safety Equipment: Use of steel‑toed work boots, hardhats, safety glasses, hairnets, beard nets (if applicable), and smocks is required.
• Restrictions: Cell phones and jewelry are not permitted on the factory floor.