Quality Assurance Technician

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, you’ll be responsible for maintaining quality standards during the development of cat and dog food product. Work in various areas and functions of the plant to ensure operators are performing the appropriate sanitation activities and quality checks per company policy and procedures. With safety as our core value and quality as the promise that we make on every bag, container, tub, and can, we take immense pride in producing the products that pets love and people can trust—Join us in delivering on our promise.

 

• Ensure quality standards are achieved by maintaining documentation, effective communication, and adherence to Quality SOPs.
• Drive First Time Quality (FTQ) and other quality initiatives within facility.
• Perform Quality Management System checks on production floor.
• Interpret data and evaluate trends.
• Provide quality training to other associates as needed.
• Support Nestlé Continuous Excellence and Total Performance Management processes.

 

**Must be open to work a backshift.**

Requirements

• High School or GED diploma preferred.
• 1+ years of quality assurance in a manufacturing, production, warehouse, military or related environment.

 

Other

• Experience in a laboratory environment, familiarity with lab safety protocols and procedures is preferred.

 

The approximate pay range for this position is $43,000 - $56,000. 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. Lear