Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician; DS 1ST PROCESS

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician (DS 1ST PROCESS)

Performs a variety of quality and/or safety checks to ensure compliance with quality standards, reliability standards, and all specifications. Assists with troubleshooting and resolving quality issues through audits, sampling, inspection, and functional testing. Supports implementation of new quality processes.

At Butterball, we exist to help people pass love on. As the most recognized name in turkey, the brand represents more than 60 years of cherished memories, providing quality, great tasting products that make meals something to celebrate every day. We proudly believe that life at Butterball means having a team who supports you, having the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, and making an impact on the health of others daily.

Whether you choose to work at one of our five (5) manufacturing facilities in NC, AR, MO, farms in AR, NC, and KS, corporate office in NC, IL, or in the field, we believe we have an opportunity for everyone to succeed. At Butterball, we believe in fostering a culture where every team member is valued, has the opportunity to grow professionally and contribute to our success.

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• Monitors processes to ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory and company compliance, including GMP, HACCP, and SOPs.
• Collects microbiological and product samples for testing and evaluation.
• Performs checks of product quality against specifications.
• Assists with audits of the process, GMP’s, food safety, and customer audits.
• Investigates issues related to Quality and Food Safety.
• Records findings and assists with troubleshooting quality, safety, or sanitation issues.
• Applies holds to nonconforming products and materials.
• Assists with product improvement projects.
• Assists with data verification and quality metrics reporting.

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 1+ year of experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role

• Knowledge of workplace safety rules
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes
• Good math skills
• Ability to speak, read, and write in English
• Good communication and customer service skills with the ability to interact at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail
• Firm problem-solving, organization, time‑management, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to understand and follow directions to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and regulations

Preferred qualifications are not provided.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions. Occasionally in a climate‑controlled office environment(s) and primarily in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions. This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.
• The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.
• Occasional travel may be required.

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy.

Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Entry level

Full‑time

Quality Assurance

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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