**Description** **JOB DESCRIPTION** **JOB TITLE:** **QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN** **JOB KEY:** **\#40000014** **EEO/AAP:** **3/33** **FLSA STATUS:** **HOURLY** **DEPARTMENT:** **QUALITY ASSURANCE** **AREA OF USE:** **WACO PREPARED FOODS FACILITY (Waco, Texas)** **SUMMARY** Absence of any related duties or functions in this document does not imply that incumbent may be exempt from assignments required to support production. The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure raw product meets specification prior to being processed for its assigned use. At Pilgrim’s, _Safety Is A Condition_ , which means the safety of our team members comes first - always. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES** include the following. Other duties may be assigned as production demands may require. + Monitor and document HACCP, SSOPs and/or GMPs. + Calibrate scales and/or thermometers daily. + Perform metal detector and / x-ray checks to identify foreign material. + Conduct appropriate quality checks and rechecks as specified by the type of raw and finished product including but not limited to AQL attribute defects, piece counts, and ratios. + 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. + Communicate with supervisors upon discovery of out-of-specification products, as well as follow established procedure for handling out-of-specification products. + Technicians must be available to cross training in all roles / tasks of the FSQA department, and willing to work in the area assigned by their supervisor. + **_Performs other related duties as assigned to support production demands as may be specified by customer or client._** **NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS** **EOE, including disability/vets**