About this role
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.
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
| High school diploma or general education degree (GED) |
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.
The JR Simplot Company offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental and vision benefits, paid holidays, paid family building leave, retirement contribution match and paid vacation & floating holidays.
- Shift: 6pm-6am
- No relocation offered for this role.
Job Requisition ID: 24607
Travel Required: None
Location(s): GF Plant - Ontario
Country: United States
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.
Other facts
About Simplot
Founded in 1929, the J.R. Simplot Company is a dynamic global food and agriculture leader with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina, India and China. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the privately held and family-owned Company employs more than 15,000 employees worldwide. The Company's integrated portfolio includes food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture. The Simplot Brand and our values still align with the qualities you find in farmers: independence, fairness, resilience and resourcefulness. We imagine a better future, build innovative solutions to help feed a growing global population and share an unwavering commitment to the communities where we operate. Simplot’s success is strengthened by our history, driven by our employees, and ensured by our commitment to our Purpose, Mission and Core Values. Many things have changed at Simplot over the years, but J.R.’s bedrock vision carries forward: work hard, give honest value, be good partners and – today more than ever – treat the Earth and its bounty as a resource to be respected and protected.
What you'll do
- The QA Auditor 1 is responsible for evaluating quality attributes throughout the facility and maintaining an integrated quality grading program. This includes conducting audits, training personnel, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
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