Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist - Meat Processing

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist – Meat Processing

Location : Commerce, Ca

Department : Quality Assurance / Food Safety

Reports To : QA Manager or Plant Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time

Position Summary :

The Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist ensures that all meat products meet company standards for quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. This role supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of food safety and quality programs, including HACCP, GMPs, and USDA / FDA requirements. The QA Specialist works closely with production, sanitation, and maintenance teams to ensure consistent product quality and adherence to all regulatory and customer specifications.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct routine quality and food safety checks on raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods.
• Monitor and verify compliance with HACCP , SSOPs , and GMPs throughout production.
• Assist in maintaining and updating QA documentation, records, and logs (temperature charts, metal detector checks, labeling verification, etc.).
• Support internal and external audits (USDA, customer, third-party, etc.).
• Perform microbiological and chemical sampling and testing (e.g., swabs, shelf-life, pathogen testing).
• Investigate and document product non-conformances, deviations, and customer complaints.
• Train production employees on food safety and quality procedures.
• Work with production teams to implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on food safety, yield, and quality enhancement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and local, state, and federal food safety regulations.

Qualifications :

1–3 years of QA or food safety experience in meat or poultry processing preferred.

Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Working Conditions :

Why Join Us :

BBSI 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.

Company Description

BBSI 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.

California applicants : to see how we protect your data, visit our website at https : / / www.bbsi.com / privacy -notice-california-applicants.

Company Description

BBSI 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.\r\nCalifornia applicants : to see how we protect your data, visit our website at https : / / www.bbsi.com / privacy-notice-california-applicants.