Food Safety & Quality Systems Specialist

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A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!

THE VALUE YOU'LL BRING:

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Process & Systems Understanding: Demonstrate a strong understanding of FSQA processes and how they integrate with broader organizational systems, priorities, and objectives.

• Problem Solving & Planning: Take a tactical, solution-oriented approach to problem solving while contributing to strategic planning and determining appropriate plans of action based on defined objectives.

• Plant Support & Training: Provide technical assistance and training to plant teams on data management, reporting, program usage, and FSQA business systems.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Build strong relationships with business stakeholders, understand their priorities and goals, and effectively support FSQA initiatives across the organization.

• System Operations & Data Integrity: Maintain daily operations of FSQA data and database systems to ensure uninterrupted data collection and reporting across plants and departments.

• Technical Development & Tools: Develop and maintain solutions using tools such as SQL, Visual Basic, ASP.Net, Excel, Access, or other technologies within the Smithfield IT ecosystem.

• Reporting & Analytics Development: Create and maintain reports, dashboards, web pages, applications, and tracking tools (e.g., scorecards, frequency reports, complaint reports, inventory observations) to support data-driven decision making.

• Documentation & Standards: Ensure all reports, systems, and processes are fully documented and meet FSQA and organizational standards.

• Continuous Improvement: Contribute meaningfully to continuous improvement efforts by streamlining systems, simplifying reporting, and eliminating unnecessary or redundant reports where feasible.

WHAT WE'RE SEEKING:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 2+ years of experience in SQL reporting or web application development, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Technical Development Expertise: Experience developing web-based reports and applications using HTML/HTML5, ASP/ASP.NET, Visual Basic/VB.Net, and MS SQL Server.

• Database & SQL Skills: Strong experience with enterprise relational database management systems, SQL development, and complex query design.

• Programming Knowledge: Working knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts and web application architecture principles.

• Business & Data Acumen: Ability to understand business processes and effectively translate data into meaningful insights and solutions.

• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, attention to detail, and sense of urgency.

• Reporting & Metrics Experience: Experience developing reports that merge data and operational metrics to support decision-making.

• Communication & Training Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts and deliver training to users at varying levels.

• Independence & Adaptability: Ability to work independently, proactively, and effectively in fast-paced environments with ambiguity and changing priorities.

• *Collaboration & Professionalism: Skillful at working across organizational boundaries while remaining respectful, approachable, and team-oriented.

• Travel & Flexibility: Ability to travel up to 25% as business needs require and complete required documentation in English.

OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:

• Knowledge of SPC and statistics, preferred.

• Background in food or food production environment, a plus.

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.