Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician I

Job Description

Job Description

About South Mill Champs

For more than 90 years, South Mill Champs has been a leader and innovator in the mushroom-growing industry. Today, we proudly supply over 140 million pounds of fresh, frozen, and minimally processed mushrooms across North America. Our commitment to quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction allows us to serve retail, food service, wholesale, and processing partners with excellence.

At South Mill Champs, we believe in leading by example—embracing innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement in everything we do. Our strategic pillars connect our people, operations, community, and environmental practices, ensuring we make a positive impact from farm to plate.

As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to providing exceptional mushrooms, nurturing strong partnerships, and creating an environment where employees can thrive as part of an industry-leading team.

Benefits

At South Mill Champs, we value our people and the important role they play in our success. Our benefits offering include competitive pay, health and wellness coverage, retirement savings options, paid vacation, sick time, short term disability and life insurance, employee discount program, and opportunities for growth and development within a supportive, team-oriented environment.

Sobre South Mill Champs

Por más de 90 años, South Mill Champs ha sido un líder e innovador en la industria del cultivo de champiñones. Hoy, suministramos con orgullo más de 140 millones de libras de champiñones frescos, congelados y mínimamente procesados en toda América del Norte. Nuestro compromiso con la calidad, la eficiencia y la satisfacción del cliente nos permite servir con excelencia a nuestros socios del sector minorista, de servicios de alimentos, mayoristas y de procesamiento.

En South Mill Champs, creemos en liderar con el ejemplo—adoptando la innovación, la sostenibilidad y la mejora continua en todo lo que hacemos. Nuestros pilares estratégicos conectan a nuestra gente, nuestras operaciones, nuestra comunidad y nuestras prácticas ambientales, asegurando que generemos un impacto positivo desde el campo hasta el plato.

A medida que continuamos creciendo, seguimos comprometidos a ofrecer champiñones excepcionales, fortalecer alianzas sólidas y crear un entorno donde los empleados puedan prosperar como parte de un equipo líder en la industria.

Beneficios

En South Mill Champs, valoramos a nuestra gente y el papel tan importante que desempeñan en nuestro éxito. Nuestra oferta de beneficios incluye salario competitivo, cobertura de salud y bienestar, opciones de ahorro para la jubilación, vacaciones pagadas, tiempo por enfermedad, seguro de discapacidad a corto plazo y seguro de vida, programa de descuentos para empleados, y oportunidades de crecimiento y desarrollo dentro de un entorno de trabajo colaborativo y orientado al trabajo en equipo.

Position Summary:

The Processing FSQA Technician I is an entry-level role responsible for supporting the facility’s food safety and quality programs by performing hands-on monitoring and verification activities on the production floor.

This individual ensures compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal standards related to food safety, sanitation, and product quality. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to document review, microbiological sampling, validation of quality checks, internal audits, understanding standard operating procedures, and training.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

· High school graduate preferred

· 1+ years of experience in a food manufacturing or quality environment preferred.

· Basic understanding of food safety, HACCP, and GMPs.

· Strong attention to detail and good communication skills.

· Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, including extended periods on the production floor.

· Mentorship and training experience a plus

Job Description

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Perform routine food safety and quality checks on the production floor, including temperature verification, metal detection, labeling, shelf-life studies, and foreign material controls.

· Monitor the effectiveness of food safety and quality checks completed by all South Mill employees.

· Collect microbiological and environmental samples in support of the facility’s Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP).

· Verify compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and escalate any deviations to FSQA leadership.

· Support internal audits by performing assigned inspection tasks, documenting observations, generating work orders / corrective actions, and providing feedback to responsible areas.

· Standard Operating Procedures: Understand all SOPs, identify gaps that require procedures, and maintain accuracy of all current procedures.

· Conduct cleaning verification using ATP swabs and record results accurately.

· Assist in coordinating and carrying out trainings for all employees including but not limited to annual refresher, new hire, quality standards, and customer requirement trainings.

· Assist the FSQA team in preparing for and assisting with 3rd party audits.

· Coordinate and carry out Team 1 Food Safety Audits of all Production Areas.

· Maintain the Food Safety documents and ensure accurate completion of all required checklists and logs; report any discrepancies promptly. Assist with document collection, filing, and review under direction from the FSQA Supervisor.

· Maintain a clean and organized work area in compliance with safety and sanitation standards.

PREFERRED SKILLS

· Familiarity with computers, in the use of Microsoft Office and Excel.

· Good verbal and written ability in English and Spanish.

· Ability to function well in team environment.

· Strong public speaking ability, especially in conducting trainings

· Good communication and interpersonal skills.

· Strong attention to detail.