Feed Mill Quality Assurance Technician

Feed Mill Quality Assurance Specialist

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401 K contributions
• Better Futures Program –2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
• Opportunity to grow your career through our Supervisor Development Program

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.  We have implemented safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are working to ensure social distancing guidelines are followed within our facility. Each day, temperature screens are performed for each employee and visitor before entering the facility. Face coverings are available to all team members and enhanced cleaning and sanitation is regularly performed.

GENERAL SUMMARY:
Oversee all QUALITY ASSURANCE responsibilities of FEED MILL facility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follow Pilgrim's standards and methods for inspection, testing, and evaluation based on the prescribed requirements of the Food Safety Plan, Quality Assurance Manual and 5S principles.
- Observes the precision and accuracy of manufacturing equipment, measurement, and analytical equipment in the facility.
- Analyse, inspect and grade inbound ingredients and manufactured feeds.
- Follow procedures to control non-conforming material and observes the methods to adequately reject, dispose or rework non-conforming products.
- Daily scaling, mixing, cooling, metering and sampling of products
.- Reviews the Pilgrim's prescribed tabulation of data concerning ingredients, products, or process quality and reliability.
- Identify and report Food Safety and quality issues. 

DECISION MAKING:
Decisions are varied and may require solutions to be developed.
COMPLEXITY:
Work requires the use of a variety of procedures, policies, and/or standards. Moderate analytic ability is required in the application of guidelines, policies, and procedures and in gathering and interpreting data in cases for problems of moderate difficulty or complexity.
COMMUNICATION:
INTERNAL; Internal communication is required on a daily basis with Clerical, Technical, Supervisor level positions. 
EXTERNAL; External communication may be required on a weekly basis with Professional or Director level positions. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Routine discomforts from exposure to moderate heat, cold, moisture/wetness, and unpleasant air conditions. May involve routine exposure to soiled materials and light chemical substances such as cleaning solutions.

  EDUCATION:

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

EXPERIENCE:

Work related experience in the manufacturing of feeds is preferred.  Work related experience in Quality Assurance methods is preferred. 

EOE/Vet/Disabled