Job Description

​Food Safety and Quality Technician

Ocean Spray is a vibrant agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 cranberry farmers in the United States, Canada and Chile, who have helped preserve the family farming way of life for generations. The cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide. With more than 2,000 employees in nearly 20 receiving and processing facilities, Ocean Spray is committed to managing our business in a way that respects our communities, colleagues, and the environment.

Ocean Spray believes that our employees are our best asset, and we offer an environment where you can work with exceptionally smart, innovative, passionate teams that are motivated to deliver Ocean Spray products around the world.

Ocean Spray is committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where all individuals thrive as their authentic selves. Our different backgrounds, experiences and ways of thinking inspire us to be exceptional. Be collaborative. Be innovators. We believe that our team members are our best asset and we offer an environment where you can work with passionate and collaborative teams that are motivated to deliver Ocean Spray products around the world.

The position is located at our Henderson, NV Manufacturing Facility.

We offer competitive wages, annual bonus opportunity, great benefit offerings, generous time off and holiday pay. All this – plus - an outstanding work environment as showcased by our selection as a Nevada Top Workplace multiple years in a row!, in addition to achieving OSHA's highest recognition of VPP status, which is world class in safety!

Job Description

• Responsible for providing quality testing, analysis, and review to insure 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.

Qualifications

• 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

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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:

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