Food Safety Quality Technician
Cargill · Mount Joy, PA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Cargill (food & beverage) in Mount Joy, PA. , you will perform routine analysis of product testing and will check and monitor instrumentation performance, conduct tests and document results into databases and communicate test results.
- Tools it names
- SAP
- Day to day
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $51k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 24 live postings that list pay, out of 437 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 12 other live quality postings in Pennsylvania.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- FDA / GMP 31%
- ✓ Team leadership 31%
- ✓ SAP 23%
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This plant: Cargill in Mount Joy
3 other open roles at this site.
- Production Technician I · Production · Technician
- Electromechanical Technician I · Reliability · Technician
- Food Safety & Quality Technician 3rd shift · Quality · Technician
Full description from CargillAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Accountabilities
- ◆Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in process and final products independently and support more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
- ◆Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing, which includes monitoring adherence to regulations and other procedural food safety compliance.
- ◆Interpret and document results of tests into active databases and communicate results to internal customers as required.
- ◆Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks and simple repair to analytical instrumentation and maintain customer specifications books.
- ◆Help develop food and feed safety, quality and regulatory culture and collaborate cross functionally to build, maintain and improve an effective food safety, quality and regulatory culture.
- ◆Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- ◆Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
- ✓Minimum of two years of related work experience
- ✓Able and willing to lift up tp 40 pounds
- ✓Able and willing to walk stairs.
Preferred qualifications
- ✓Experience with ERP System (SAP).
- ✓Experience working in food production facilities.
- ✓Experience in laboratory testing.
- ✓Strong computer program professional knowledge: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals).
- ✓Write routine reports and correspondence.
Position Information
Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
This position is located in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Work schedule: 12 hour shift with 7 days on and 7 days off
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Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Food Safety Quality Technician will complete moderately complex analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety quality and operational teams. In this role, you will perform routine analysis of product testing and will check and monitor instrumentation performance, conduct tests and document results into databases and communicate test results.