Quality Assurance Technician (Ingredients)

Nestlé SA; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé SA is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician (Ingredients) to oversee ingredient quality checks in their production cycle. This role involves administering audit programs, conducting lab testing, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Applicants should possess a high school diploma and at least one year of relevant experience.

Benefits

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Performance-based incentives

Qualifications

• 1+ years working in quality, food, production, manufacturing, military, or related environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer ingredient audit programs for the unloading area.
• Conduct routine lab testing of ingredients and monitor compliance.
• Facilitate ingredient-related communications across the organization.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Compliance monitoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

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Quality Assurance Technician (Ingredients)

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

In a typical 24-hour production cycle, we conduct 30,000 documented quality checks involving ingredient/packaging, receiving, processing, and packing. That’s how much we care. Not only is Nestlé Purina an industry leader and at the cutting edge of pet food innovations that are revolutionizing the business, we’ve set the gold standard in quality assurance. We’re backed by a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, but more significantly, we’re grounded in a strong values system of developing high-quality products with unconditional integrity, passion, expertise, performance, and innovation.

As a Quality Assurance Technician (Ingredients) you will be responsible for administering ingredient training and audit programs for the unloading area, ensuring the availability and validation of ingredient sampling/testing equipment, and conducting routine lab testing of ingredients. They will monitor compliance with key checkpoints, specifications, and procedures, facilitate ingredient-related communications across the organization, and handle supplier communication.

• Administer ingredient audit programs for the unloading area.
• Ensure availability, validation, and condition of ingredient sampling/testing equipment.
• Conduct routine lab testing of ingredients and monitor compliance with key checkpoints, specifications, and procedures.
• Facilitate ingredient-related communications across the organization and handle supplier communication.
• Generate routine summary and exception reports for ingredient results and monitor ingredients for trends.
• Support ingredient acceptance decisions, referee sampling and re-sampling for rejection of ingredients, and participate in the Mycotoxin P Test program.
• Communicate with incoming trucking personnel and inform them of the testing progress as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 1 + years working in quality, food, production, manufacturing, military, and related environment.

The approximate pay range for this position is $39,000 to $62,000. 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. Learn more at About Us |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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