Quality Process Owner - Food Safety & Lab Testing

Fresh Express; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express is seeking a Quality Process Owner to perform product quality and food safety tests across line and lab environments. The role includes moisture and temperature analysis, material evaluation, and verifying packaging codes to ensure compliance with specifications.

Responsibilities include analyzing microbiological samples, conducting metal detection checks, and calibrating equipment for accuracy, with flexibility for overtime and varied shifts in a cold, noisy production setting.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, simple formulas and conversions.
• Able to accurately use a calculator.
• Stand for the duration of the shift (8 hours or more), perform repetitive motions throughout the shift.
• Must be able to lift 15 to 65 pounds and move boxes from the production line or pallet for quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality and food safety tests on the line and in the lab.
• Evaluate raw materials and conduct moisture, temperature, and weight analyses.
• Verify codes, dates, and information stamped on bags/boxes.
• Analyze metal detection rejects and perform leaker testing and foreign object ID.
• Calibrate equipment to ensure measurement accuracy.
• Collect and analyze water samples and perform PA and pH testing, as required.

Skills

Basic math

Calculator use

Stamina

Lifting capacity

Environmental tolerance

Shift flexibility

Job description

Fresh Express is seeking a Quality Process Owner to perform product quality and food safety tests across line and lab environments. The role includes moisture and temperature analysis, material evaluation, and verifying packaging codes to ensure compliance with specifications.

Responsibilities include analyzing microbiological samples, conducting metal detection checks, and calibrating equipment for accuracy, with flexibility for overtime and varied shifts in a cold, noisy production setting.