Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Technician

Location: Cannon Falls, Minnesota

Hours: Full Time - M-F –Saturdays for business need

9:30 am-6:00pm

Company Description:

Lorentz Meats has been in operation for 55 years. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality, sustainable meat products to our customers while maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality in our manufacturing processes. We are currently seeking a Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician to join our team.

Job Summary:

Provides essential contributions to monitor and advance the company’s safety and quality programs.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Pre-operational inspections and documentation

· GMP monitoring

· Fat testing

· N60 Plus sampling

· Thermometer calibrations

· Temperature checks

· Environmental testing

· Sanitation checks/mid-shift inspection

· Carcass swabs

· Observational record keeping

· Production Quality reports

· Other sample preparations and SARFs

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function and job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Other Skills/Abilities/Specifications:

· Ability to read and follow basic instruction with an eye for detail and desire for accuracy

· Candidate must be reliable, timely, and honest with a drive to always “do the right thing”

· Strong attention to detail

· Ability to maintain a clean and safe work environment

Education and Experience:

· No formal education or experience is required

· Previous experience in Quality Assurance is preferred

Language Skills:

· Fluency in English (verbal and written)

· Bilingual skills (English and Spanish) is preferred

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, or crouch. The employee must frequently stand, walk, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to 40 degree temperature, fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

REAL WORK . REAL PEOPLE . REAL FOOD

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.50 - $22.70 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• Under 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Work setting:

• Food Processing Plant
• In-person

Experience:

• quality assurance: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person