QUALITY LEAD 1ST SHIFT- $24 PER HOUR

Pilgrim; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) plan

Better Future s Program

Onsite Cafeteria

Job summary

Pilgrim is seeking an hourly 1st shift Quality Lead Team Member in Mason, Ohio. The role starts at $24 per hour and requires conducting QA testing, documenting materials, and ensuring regulatory compliance on the plant floor.

Responsibilities include in-process checks, labeling verification, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with production leads to maintain GMP and HACCP standards. Strong communication and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in food manufacturing/quality preferred.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized with attention to detail; professional attitude.

Responsibilities

• Conduct QA testing and document products and raw materials on the plant floor.
• Perform in-process and finished product quality checks per specs and temperature requirements.
• Verify labels meet regulatory requirements (tare, UPC, legibility, lot, pricing).
• Inspect incoming ingredients for visual and temperature compliance.
• Investigate quality defects and perform root-cause analysis with the team.
• Coordinate with leads/supervisors to ensure QA coverage and communicate out-of-spec products.
• Validate GMP compliance and employee safety rules; support HACCP activities.
• Train new team members and lead by example in inspections and reporting.
• Produce daily reports and maintain quality records and reports.

Skills

High school diploma

English proficiency

Quality testing

Documentation

Team coordination

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

GMPs knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

QA documentation tools

Job description

Quality Assurance & Food SafetyMason,Ohio

JBS is seeking an hourly 1 ST SHIFT Quality Lead Team Member ! Position starts at $ 24 per hour .

Benefits Include

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Better Future s Program
• Onsite Cafeteria

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts quality assurance testing and verifies and accurately documents products and raw materials on the plant floor. These may include verifying and documenting:
• In-process and finished product quality checks to ensure compliance to established specifications and temperature requirements.
• Labels to ensure they meet regulatory requirements including tare weights, UPC codes, legibility, establishment number, pricing and correct product identification.
• Incoming ingredients for compliance to established visual and temperature requirements.
• Sell-by and product dates on product runs.
• Investigates and determines cause or causes of quality defects and communicates with production team.
• Analyze facts or circumstances surrounding individual problems to do root causes analysis and preventive measures.
• Works with other leads and supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments to ensure Quality Department coverage.
• Communicates to leads and supervisors when product is out of specification.
• Assists in validating plant-wide compliance with GMPs and employee safety rules.
• Assists leadership in Root Cause Analysis and implements preventative measures.
• Trains new team members as needed.
• Works independently or within a team as needed.
• Assembles of daily reports, paperwork, and blue label sheets as needed.
• Stays current with knowledge of GMP's, SOP's, standards, policies, procedures and specification of product.
• Verifies calibration of equipment.
• Maintains communication and updates as required by leadership.
• Performs detailed inspections, testing and documentation
• Trained and qualified in pre-operation activities
• Trained and qualified in HACCP documentation and activities
• Directs and leads a group of employees involved in inspection and quality procedures about in-process material and finished products to ensure that quality standards are achieved.
• Plans and assistance work of quality team as needed.
• Maintains expectations, morale, and harmonious relations among subordinates.
• Evaluates and communicates personnel performance or training needs.
• Maintains accurate quality records.
• Compiles and maintains accurate quality inspection records and reports.
• May assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Prefer High School Diploma or equivalent certification
• Prefer experience in food manufacturing/and or quality.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be well-organized with g ood attention to detail
• Display strong work ethics and positive attitude
• Adaptable and dependable with ability to follow direction
• Must maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance
• Ability to work independently or as a team and apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instruction and communicate findings with QA & Production Leads, and Supervisors.

ACTIVITIES:

Validating manufacturing work on the plant floor, standing for long hours, bending, stooping, and lifting.

HEARING:

Must be able to hear average or normal conversations to receive information, occasionally with loud background noise in the working environment.

REPETITIVE MOTION:

Must be able to frequently and regularly use wrists, hands, and or fingers.

VISUAL ABILITIES:

Average, ordinary visual acuity is necessary to prepare or inspect documents, products, or operate machinery.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH:

Regularly or frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Must be able to work for long hours in a food processing environment, where it is loud, wet, damp, and cold. Temperatures are around 34-degrees. E mployees are expected to remain in these conditions throughout the workday.

About JBS

JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of well-recognized brands and innovative, easy-to-use food solutions. We process, prepare, package and deliver fresh and value-added premium meat, poultry and retail-ready food products for customers in approximately 100 countries on six continents. We are also the majority shareholder of Pilgrim's, the largest poultry company in North America. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members, and our corporate office is located in beautiful Greeley, Colorado, where our 1,200 team members onsite enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

Our M ission

To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the best products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our C ore V alues

Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity