Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician
Perdue Farms
Georgetown, DE0–5 yrs16m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Join our team as a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician and play a key role in ensuring every product meets the highest standards. In this position, you’ll monitor production processes, verify compliance with company, regulatory, and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards, and help maintain a safe and high-quality environment throughout plant operations. This position is located in the Fresh Cut/Multivac department.
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:30 am - 4:30 pm, with weekend work as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately conduct product reviews for compliance, including grading, packaging, and weights.
- Monitor and enforce company Quality and Food Safety Policies.
- Perform product reviews on various products with the Operations Group.
- Implement Corrective Actions if deviations from Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Sanitation Operation Procedures (SOPs) are observed.
- Continually evaluate potential for foreign material contamination in assigned work areas.
- Perform other tasks and duties as directed by management.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- High school or equivalent.
- Minimum of 6 months of consecutive work history with one employer within the past 3 years in a comparable field.
- Familiarity with facility's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Sanitation Operation Procedures (SOPs).
Qualifications
- Experience in food quality and/or food safety is preferred.
Physical Requirements & Environmental Factors (When in a plant environment)
- Exposure to wet and moist floors with metal and plastic grating surfaces.
- Temperatures ranging from 28°F to 100°F with ambient and 100% humidity.
- Handling products from 25°F to 50°F.
- Noise exposure ranging from 50 db to 110 db.
- Exposure to dust, feathers, and chemicals used in a poultry processing facility.
- Must wear and use required protective and safety equipment.
- Occasional exposure to carbon dioxide vapors (10 ppm) and chlorine (less than 20 ppm).
- Ability to stand for several hours.
- Work may include lifting (up to 50 lbs), reaching, bending, and pushing boxes on a conveyor assembly.