About this role
<p><strong> <br>Title: </strong> Quality Assurance Clerk, [[filter1]] <strong>Req ID:</strong> 9763</p> <p><strong>City, State:</strong> Hartwell, GA, Georgia (US-GA)</p> <p><strong>Reports to:</strong> [[hiringManagerTitle]] </p> <p><strong>Department: </strong> [[department_obj]] </p> <p><strong>Classification:</strong> Nonexempt </p> <p> </p><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Roboto"> Quality Assurance (QA) Clerk</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Quality Assurance (QA) Clerk ensures poultry products meet safety and regulatory standards by strictly documenting plant processes. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">They are primarily responsible for maintaining inspection records, monitoring quality trends, identifying defects, and verifying compliance with both internal policies and external regulations.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> They act as the vital bridge between the production floor, plant management, and government inspectors, meticulously maintaining records required for <strong>USDA</strong> and <strong>HACCP</strong> compliance. This position requires a person to be bilingual. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Core Responsibilities</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Regulatory Documentation & Record Keeping:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Track and file documents for food safety, <strong>HACCP</strong> (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point), and <strong>SSOP</strong> (Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures). </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Meticulously log inspection results, test data, and audits into databases</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Record Auditing:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Daily review of floor logs to verify Critical Control Points (CCPs), product temperatures, and net weight/packaging compliance. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Floor Verification:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Occasionally perform on-floor inspections (sanitation checks, label verification, and foreign material observation) to ensure the team is following <strong>GMPs</strong> (Good Manufacturing Practices). </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Reporting:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Compile data into clear reports for <strong>FSQA</strong> (Food Safety Quality Assurance) Management and government regulators (USDA FSIS). </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Defect Tracking:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Identify, isolate, and report defective products or procedural discrepancies to management or the production team</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Roboto"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Key Requirements & Qualifications</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Education:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> High School Diploma or GED required; associate degree in Food Science or Agriculture preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Experience:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> 1-3 years of administrative or quality experience within a poultry or meat processing plant is highly preferred.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Technical Skills:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Proficiency in <strong>Microsoft Office</strong> (Word, Excel spreadsheets) and experience using tablets or iPads for paper-free record keeping.</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Knowledge Base:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Familiarity with <strong>USDA-FSIS</strong> regulations, HACCP principles, and food safety standards</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Physical/Environment:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto"> Ability to work in wet, fast-paced, and refrigerated/freezer environments </span></li> <li style="margin-bottom:0.0in;line-height:normal;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Roboto">Communication:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Strong verbal and written skills. <strong>MUST</strong> be bilingual</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p><p><br><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check are required.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><em>Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.<br><br>This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. <strong>We are currently unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas.</strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><em>Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.</em></span></p>