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Quality Assurance Technician

Pilgrim's Pride Corp

  • Nacogdoches, TX
  • 8 days ago
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    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Calculatorsunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Systemsunmatched
    • Corporate Complianceunmatched
    • Data Entryunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
    • Government Requirementsunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Pallet Jackunmatched
    • Product Documentationunmatched
    • Product Reviewsunmatched
    • Product Supportunmatched
    • Production Managementunmatched
    • Quality Assuranceunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
    • Support Documentationunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)unmatched

    Description

    Quality Assurance Technician

    Location: Nacogdoches, TX, United States

    Date Posted: Aug 5, 2026

    Category: Quality Assurance & Food Safety

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    Description

    Quality Assurance Technician

    Purpose/Scope:

    • Monitors and inspects the product and processing steps to ensure production to designed quality standards, customer specifications and USDA guidelines. Interacts with production personnel at all levels to assure compliance with company, customer, and government specifications.

    Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Monitor and inspect product and processing steps to ensure production to designed quality standards.
    • Performs reviews of product for compliance with stated requirements.
    • Check for defects in product and perform measurements to support that standards are met.
    • Calculate pieces per pounds per pallet or combo.
    • Return inspected product to the production line upon completion of required product verification checks.
    • In between product verification checks technician must walk through production area(s) to monitor for GMP or other potential product handling violations, and communicate any issues or findings to their supervisor.
    • Identify returned product or product on hold for analysis.
    • Record all findings on the appropriate document to support product's consistency with company, customer and government specifications.
    • Provide evidence of findings on the product as instructed.
    • Notify the production management when specific action levels are met.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.
    • Use required PPE and follow all safety guidelines of the Company.

    Qualifications: (Required/Desired)

    Skills & knowledge needed for the effective performance of essential job functions:

    • Good math skills.
    • Able to use required tools for verifications (i.e. thermometer, scales, calculator, etc.)
    • Able to read, write and verbally communicate effectively (English).
    • Must be able to make sound decisions
    • Must be able to enter data into scales and computer systems

    Physical requirements:

    • Stand duration of shift - all scheduled hours.
    • Workable use of both hands and able to grasp.
    • Good eye sight (with or without corrective lens).
    • Able to perform repetitive task.
    • Able to reach, bend, climb, push, pull, and stoup.
    • Able to lift 3 to 75 lbs. in weight.

    Environmental conditions:

    • Warm or cold wet environment

    EOE, including disability/vets

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNacogdoches, TX
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded2009

    About Company

    Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

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