Factory Quality Technician

Nestlé SA; Saint Joseph (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company dedicated to pet care as a Factory Quality Technician in Saint Joseph, Missouri. In this role, you'll ensure the production of high-quality dog and cat food by maintaining food safety standards and performing critical quality checks. With a focus on safety and a commitment to excellence, you'll become part of a team that values personal growth and community impact.

Benefits

401k with Company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in food quality, lab, or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to perform quality checks and audits.

Responsibilities

• Perform audits to ensure food safety requirements are met.
• Monitor operations from raw ingredients to finished goods shipment.
• Conduct laboratory activities including analytical testing.

Skills

Analytical testing

Food safety

Sanitation practices

Education

High School or GED diploma

Job description

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Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

We have called the vibrant community of St. Joseph home for 30 years. Recognized with the All-America City Award, St. Joseph embodies the spirit of collaboration and exceptional results. Our wet dog and cat food factory, a special home for our passionate associates, produces millions of cases of flagship brands like Fancy Feast and Beneful Prepared Meals. Beyond our work, we actively support the United Way and United Cerebral Palsy foundations, raising $750,000 in the past five years. We’re also doing our part to care for the environment we share, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity, and maintaining zero waste for disposal. With increased production, reinvestment, and a culture of continuous improvement, we unlock our fullest potential. Join our close-knit team focused on safety, personal growth, development, and community.

As a Factory Quality Technician, you’ll be responsible for maintaining quality standards during the development of cat and dog food product. Work in various areas and functions of the plant to ensure operators are performing the appropriate sanitation activities and quality checks per company policy and procedures. With safety as our core value and quality as the promise that we make on every bag, container, tub, and can, we take immense pride in producing the products that pets love and people can trust—Join us in delivering on our promise.

• Perform audits to assure high quality and food safety requirements are being met.
• Use established procedures to perform laboratory activities to include analytical testing and sensory evaluation.
• Monitor operations to ensure quality from receiving of raw ingredients through the processing to finished goods shipment.
• Perform job duties with highest regard for safety

Requirements

• High School or GED diploma preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience working in food quality, lab, manufacturing, production, or related environment.

Other

• Must be available to work backshift.

The approximate pay range for this position is $45,000 - 54,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with Company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Nestle in the US Benefits | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [e-mail] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.

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