FSQA Technician
Houston, TXFull-time$16–25/hrPosted todayStill listed today
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Job overview
The FSQA Technician conducts quality checks at receiving, processing, and shipping to improve product quality and consistency. The role supports implementation of GFSI standards and monitors food safety, regulatory, and quality programs in the assigned plant area. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with Saturdays as needed, and the work includes refrigerated and occasional freezer environments.
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Full job description
ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
Join Our Community of Food People!
The STOCK YARDS STORY
We’ve been providing chefs with expertly cut and portioned beef and pork for over 120 years, based on rigid meat-selection criteria, precise beef aging and expert trimming. Whatever your need, from white-linen presentation to casual family dining, our procurement experts will find the best-quality options that work for your budget and pack-size needs, carefully selected from our extensive meat assortment.
BASIC PURPOSE
Improve product quality and consistency by conducting checks at receiving, processing and shipping. Facilitate the implementation of the GFSI standard by supporting the FSQA role and operation activities in the plant. Monitor implementation all Food safety, Regulatory and Quality programs within the assigned area of responsibility
FSQA Tech 2nd shift Schedule: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:30 pm (Saturday as needed)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Perform incoming raw material check, including trailer inspection (cleanliness, temperature, overall conditions), box inspection (intact, undamaged), product appearance & temperature, adherence to product purchasing specifications and weight Perform outgoing finished product inspection, including reviewing filled orders for accuracy, inspecting box condition prior to shipping, verify product temperature is within acceptable level, inspecting trailers for cleanliness, temperature, satisfactory condition and completion of box label, product content and weight checks. Perform work in progress QC tasks, including equipment calibration (thermometers, scales, antimicrobial application) and monitoring of metal detector operation, monitoring of aged inventory, order filler checks, CCP verification, daily monitoring of antimicrobial application. Assist with inventory control. Perform daily steak cutting quality checks, monitor cutting yield. Perform QC checks on product samples prior to shipment to ensure proper specifications, appearance, packaging and accurate order fulfillment. Conduct employees training when necessary. Complete and submit regular reports for statistical or operational analysis. Evaluate conditions of returned product for proper disposition
Performing all duties in compliance with USDA, DDA, OSHA, state and/or local regulations. Company policies and procedures include: safety guidelines and the use of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and must be adhered to.
SUPERVISION:
- N/A
RELATIONSHIPS
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Internal: FSQA department, Warehouse & Processing employees. The incumbent is required to interact with employees, customers, and vendors at all levels of responsibility throughout the company in a professional manner
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External: USDA/FDA officials
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Must be able to work continually in a refrigerated environment 35°F- 45°F. Must be able to work for periods of time in a freezer environment -10°F to +10°F with company provided apparel. May require overtime with or without notice. Finish time is when work is completed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Must possess a minimum of 1year of experience in food production environment.
EDUCATION
- High School Diploma/GED required
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
- HACCP Certified preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- USDA or FDA experience Preferred
This role will also receive overtime compensation and shift differential. Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $16 - $25 EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status
How this job compares
Set against the 5,027 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16–25/hr
- Texas median$23–33/hr37 hourly ranges
- US median$26–31/hr838 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $20.50/hr, is 27% below the Texas median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Assurance hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 343 open Quality Assurance jobs in Texas and 5,027 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,858 postings).
- Education
- 1,725 of the 5,027 open Quality Assurance jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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