Food Safety & Quality Technician

Ocean Spray; Upper Macungie Township (PA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading farmer-owned cooperative as a Food Safety & Quality Technician. You'll ensure product quality through rigorous testing and support manufacturing teams in quality practices. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with a committed team dedicated to excellence and sustainability.

Benefits

Complete insurance package on Day-1

401(k) with up to 6% Company matching

Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses

Flexible scheduling options

Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time

Education assistance programs

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of related experience in quality techniques.
• Strong math and communication skills required.
• Detail-oriented with effective interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality testing and analysis to meet production standards.
• Train and support manufacturing personnel in quality systems.
• Act as point-of-contact for food safety and quality concerns.

Skills

Strong math skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Detail oriented

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Food Safety & Quality Technician! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

The Food Safety & Quality Technician will be responsible for ensuring quality in the plant environment. You will provide quality testing, analysis, and review to ensure production quality. You will also support manufacturing teams in quality system training, record-keeping, and maintenance of FSQA practices. Additionally, you will provide expertise on FSQA subjects and promote programs for the plant.

A Day in the Life...

• Responsible for providing quality testing, analysis, and review to ensure that production quality and schedule standards are being achieved. • Trains and supports manufacturing personnel in quality systems to maximize product quality. Initiates problem solving activities relating to quality parameter issues. • Supports the continuous training, record keeping, and maintenance of the food safety and quality practices within the Plant. • Acts as point-of-contact, and through professional judgment in evaluation, suggests resolution to food safety and quality concerns, in the absence of the Quality Manager. • Supports and promotes food safety and quality program initiatives within the plant environment.

What We Are Looking For:

• 1-3 years of related experience in quality techniques • Strong math skills • Effective interpersonal skills • Excellent communication skills • Detail oriented • High School Diploma/GED Certification

Education:

High School Diploma or GED (Required)

Work Experience:

At least 1 Year of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Telehealth services
  • Fertility benefits
  • Transgender benefits
  • 1:1 health coaching and more
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• G rower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable R esults – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• I ntegrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive T eamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.