QA Technician - Moses Lake Production Campus, Moses Lake, WA
QA Technician - Moses Lake Production Campus, Moses Lake, WA
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Job Description
The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands phosphate mining fertilizer manufacturing farming ranching and cattle production and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
This role exists to ensure that quality attributes throughout the facility are evaluated in a thorough and consistent manner. This role will maintain an integrated quality grading program to include upstream grading sensory grading and finished product grading to ensure products meet customer regulatory and Company standards. This role will also audit train test evaluate define and participate in the development of product grading policies and procedures for the factory quality systems.
There are two plant facilities that make up the Moses Lake Production Campus. The selected candidate for this role will begin their training at one of these facilities and then will be assigned to one of the two locations after training is complete.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage operator and technician proficiency program.
- Maintain necessary level of communication with team members and other support groups and does so in a participative management style conducive with operational goals.
- Ensure self-compliance with Company policies and plant procedures and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Maintain Company standards for safety quality food safety sanitation and GMPs.
- Evaluate customer or interplant samples prior to shipment or as needed.
- Performs required quality checks and sampling for all lines and ensures that they are conducted in compliance with established procedures and specifications.
- Conduct product grading sensory evaluation and analytical procedure training to hourly and management personnel.
- Participate in investigating customer complaints out-of-specification and failure investigations and recommend corrective actions. Utilize computer and computer programs to communicate document and track shift information and ensures that all documents and reports are completed accurately in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensure that additional accountabilities required by management are handled in a manner necessary to meet operational standards.
- Conducts frozen waste sampling reject ratio and line flow length and ensures that recovery and quality is maximized.
Typical Education
Required Certifications
Must obtain Sensory Grading Certification within 2 months.
Other Information
Quality Assurance or Auditing experience preferred. A combination of education and experience will be considered. Must obtain Sensory Grading Certification within 2 months. Must be able to work around and consume products containing soy wheat and dairy.
Job Requisition ID: 22766
Travel Required: None
Location(s): GF Plant - Moses Lake
Country: United States
Rate of Pay: $23.33/hr
Attractive total rewards package that includes:
- Medical dental vision coverage
- 401(k) savings plan
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Details available in Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Paid Family Building Leave
- Education Assistance
- Benefits details available at
**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry age sex gender gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation military or veteran status marital status or any other protected status. **
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
