QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN
Pilgrim'sWaco, Texas, United States
Posted March 17, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Pilgrim's is a global leader in chicken and pork production, dedicated to delivering great-tasting, safe, and sustainable food. The company offers comprehensive services including poultry farming, food production, marketing, consumer packaged goods, and stringent food safety and quality control. Pilgrim's commitment to excellence ensures that every product meets high standards, making it a trusted choice for consumers worldwide.
Job Description
The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure raw product meets specification prior to being processed for its assigned use. The QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN will monitor and document HACCP, SSOPs, and/or GMPs, conduct equipment inspections, and perform quality checks.
Requirements
- Monitor and document HACCP, SSOPs, and/or GMPs
- Conduct equipment inspections
- Perform quality checks and rechecks
- Calibrate scales and/or thermometers daily
- Perform metal detector checks to identify foreign material
- Check oven and/or freezer exit temperatures of cooked product
- Ensure accuracy of packaged product weight through random sampling and calculating overfill/underfill percentage and percent over-count
- Ensure proper bag seal, box end labels, and case coding is being used
- Collect samples for food safety and quality assurance testing
- Perform process control checks to ensure production specifications are being followed
- Identify nonconforming raw and finished product and ensure product is retained or put on hold until final disposition is made by management
