Quality Assurance Tech

Skylark Meats, LLC., an American Foods Group Company, has an opportunity for a Quality Assurance Tech at our Omaha, NE plant.

As our Quality Assurance Tech, you will:

• Calibrate equipment.
• Collect samples for testing.
• Accurately prepare and process daily paperwork in an organized manner.
• Perform visual line and finished product inspections to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Place tags to hold or reject product, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems or stop production if serious product defects are present.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Must be able to work in a variety of work temperatures warm, hot, humid, cold, wet or with slippery surfaces at varied heights in and around moving equipment and parts with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). 

• Must be able to perform the job duties with or without reasonable accommodations. 

• Ability to work extended scheduled hours Monday through Saturday with daily overtime. Must be able to work overtime as required. Start times and hours vary based on production needs.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Previous quality assurance experience in food industry.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (speak, read, and write).
• Must be able to successfully complete training:
  • Safety.
  • Safe Quality Food (SQF).
  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Food defense.
  • Lock out/Tag out.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish (speak, read, and write).
• Prior production experience in a USDA inspected beef, pork, or poultry facility.
• Work history in the last 12 months.
• Post High School education.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.

Skylark Meats, LLC an American Foods Group company is a privately held meat processing company, with locations across the Midwest. We appreciate our employees and reward them for a job well done. 

What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family. 
• Excellent benefit plan.  Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Short Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Recognition Programs, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more! 

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