3rd Shift Tech Factory Quality

External • Tulare, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality products, services, housekeeping, and hygiene standards are maintained and improved in the plant to meet "ready to eat" quality standards. The position involves executing company Quality Policy, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and food safety requirements. Key activities include verifying QA checks, HTST charts, and paperwork, providing front-line support to operations, responding to issues on the factory floor, and escalating findings through Q-Alerts. The role also supports quality improvement initiatives, line inspections, table inspections, and managing "Out of Specification" material holds in the JDE system. Additionally, the position supports GMP execution, safety procedures, and may involve Line Quality Auditor duties, training on HACCP checks, warehouse support, and attending production meetings.

Requirements

• 18 years of age or older
• Aptitude for automated mechanical processes with good troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication, math and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work multiple shifts and/or schedules.
• High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• One-year related experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Comply and execute the company Quality Policy on all required Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), quality and food safety requirements.
• Ensure that a high quality of products, services, housekeeping, and hygiene standards are maintained and improved in plant to “ready to eat” quality standards are met.
• Escalate quality or food safety findings or incidents to management.
• Communication of information to peers, cross-functional team and management.
• Supports quality Improvement initiatives (e.g. first time right, product defect reduction) within the factory.
• Verifies QA checks, HTST charts and paperwork are completed across all lines of the factory.
• Performs checks as verification when necessary.
• Front line support for operations, respond timely to issues on the factory floor, collect all pertinent information and escalate to QA team/supervision (through Q-Alerts).
• Help support line inspections after sanitation when necessary.
• Table inspections when needed.
• Place "Out of specification" material and/or product on quality hold in JDE system.
• Communicate quality holds with relevant production and quality personnel.
• Support the execution of GMPs throughout the manufacturing plant and follow safety rules and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform Line Quality Auditor duties as defined by Quality Supervisor and includes line specific GMP Audits, DMAs, and other checks.
• Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values.
• Train MOPs, KOPs, warehouse personnel, and Mix Makers on HACCP checks when needed.
• Support warehouse with pallet, trailer inspection and sensory of materials.
• Pick up retention as defined by the standard.
• Release pallets in JDE for RDC, warehouse and release MT on QA hold when safe to release.
• Attend production meeting to report any QA findings and offer support.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED