Job Description

The Neil Jones Food Company is an industry leader, processing superior quality fresh-packed, vine-ripened California tomatoes and Pacific Northwest fruit. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, NJFC has been providing our nation’s discerning foodservice, retail, industrial and institutional customers with the finest quality canned and pouched products for over 50 years. NJFC operates three production facilities: Northwest Packing in Vancouver, WA.; San Benito Foods, in Hollister, CA; and Toma-Tek in Firebaugh, CA.  

We are looking for a seasonal Quality Control Lab Technician II to be responsible for validation and verification of process controls of tomato products at various stages of production to maintain quality and reliability of products. This is a seasonal position supporting our fresh pack season, typically June – October, at our San Benito Foods plant in Hollister, CA.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Calibrates instruments such as scales and thermometers and verifies that the instruments are being used properly.
• Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, verifying that specified fill weights and net weights are being achieved.
• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Verifying that the instruments are being used properly.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, certification, and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position.
• 1 – 2 years of work experience, preferably in a food manufacturing environment.
• Occasional lifting of weight up to 50 pounds.
• Requires reliability, an excellent attendance record, and bilingual Spanish/English oral and written.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test, work extended hours, weekends, and any shift assigned during the fresh pack season, typically July to early October.

Benefits:

• Eligible for paid sick leave

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)

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