Jennie-O - Food Safety Quality Technician, Pelican Rapids, MN (2026)

About Hormel Foods - Inspired People. Inspired Food.

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS, SKIPPY, SPAM, HORMEL NATURAL CHOICE, APPLEGATE, WHOLLY, HORMEL BLACK LABEL, COLUMBUS, JENNIE-O and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World's Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement - Inspired People. Inspired Food. - to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com.

Responsibilities:

• Primary duties include swapping, leaker checks, product meat cuttings, samplings and vacation relief.

Perform routine checks that include, but not limited to, monitoring of production lines, sanitation standards, HACCP checks, label auditing, weight checks. This also includes completion and review of documentation.

• Ensure proper execution of the Jennie-O Turkey Store HACCP, TQC, NTIS programs as well as company policies and procedures.

• Provide technical support and training to the plant in areas of USDA regulation compliance, process control program problem analysis investigation, product performance reporting, GMP's and food safety principles.

• Ability to work 8-10 hours per shift and weekends as scheduled.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Follow all company rules for food safety and employee safety.

• Good attendance: the applicants' prior attendance record will be considered.

• Complete basic audits including HACCP monitoring and verification, SSOP preoperative and operative sanitation monitoring, weight control checks, on-line quality audits.

• Basic math skills.

• Read, write and be able to communicate with management.

• Maintain accurate and legible documentation of all assigned responsibilities.

Work towards becoming knowledgeable in product specifications, GMP policies, SSOP procedures and HACCP programs.

• Work for extended periods of time in a cool environment.

• Work independently and with others with minimal supervision.

• Lift up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

Basic computer skills

FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees (hormelinspiredpathways.com).

Relocation Assistance Program for eligible applicants.

Training - You will be trained on all equipment and procedures to prepare you for the role.

Advancement opportunities- You are on a direct track to move into higher roles including operator and lead positions, even supervision and management.

Employment with a solid employer - People stay here for the great employee experience and the long-term opportunities available.

Providing people with iconic food brands for 80+ years.

Based in Willmar, Minnesota, we're one of the largest and most beloved turkey brands in the world. We're a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), and we offer an array of more than 1,500 high-quality turkey products throughout the United States and 40 countries worldwide. We're proud of feeding people delicious food and helping feed the world.

Jennie-O provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

To save time applying, Jennie-O does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time. A requirement of a position with Jennie-O is to be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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