Overview
Quality Control Inspector Jobs in Plano, TX at NPIC
Job Title: Quality Control and Assurance Technician
Status: Non-Exempt
Working at Du Mond Grain, LLC:
Working at Du Mond Grain, LLC:Du Mond Grain, LLC, is a progressive company that holds through to the mission and vision. Therefore, we have a strong team, which works well together. We work inside a state-of-the-art shop facility.
Our Vision: To be a model agricultural enterprise through innovative approaches emphasizing growth and fostering an enjoyable work environment.
Our Mission: Challenge, Provide, Lead and Feed
Challenge: Challenge the status quo and thrive to be more efficient and effective.
Provide: Provide our customers with a superior product, while providing our employees with an enjoyable work environment.
Lead: Lead the agricultural industry through cutting-edge innovative production and business practices.
Feed: Feed the world by producing high-quality consistent products.
The expectation is that all employees embody mission and vision when making decisions, solving problems, and interacting with customers and colleagues.
Position Summary:
The Quality Control and Assurance Technician directly reports to the Grain Operations Vice President and does not have supervisory duties; is an essential part of the production team providing quality control, compliance, and quality assurance from raw feed materials to the finished product; and has regular contact with production, sales, and merchandising employees, management and human resource staff, state and federal regulatory representatives, customers, vendors, and location visitors.
Essential Functions & Attributes for Success:
Quality Control: Conduct regular inspections and audits of production processes to ensure adherence to quality standards. Implement and monitor quality control procedures, including sampling, testing, and analysis of raw materials, and quality assurance for finished products.
Inspections: Uphold daily and weekly inspections of all raw goods and feed products for quality and product specification compliance.
Training and Education: Train production staff on compliance and quality control procedures. Ensure that all employees are aware of and adhere to regulatory and quality standards.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, including FSMA, and other industry standards. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments to processes and documentation.
Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in production processes and quality control measures. Work with the production team to implement changes that enhance product quality and compliance.
Project NGMO Verifications: Ensure all Project NGMO Verifications standards are met. Support audits and provide training to staff in compliance and quality assurance procedures.
Customer Interaction: Address customer inquiries and concerns related to product quality and compliance. Work with the sales and customer service teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
Record Keeping: Maintain accurate records of all process testing for optimization, records for product quality for performance and sales, and records of compliance and quality control activities.
Documentation and Reporting: Prepare and submit reports to management and regulatory bodies as required. Write Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and develop processes and documentation to ensure teams understand and adhere to all inbound and outbound product standards and develop and maintain FSMA FSP (Food Safety Plan).
All other related duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Quality Assurance, or a related field.
Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) certification, is preferred.
2+ years of experience in agriculture regulatory compliance.
2+ years of experience in quality control and assurance in the feed manufacturing industry.
Work Environment & Hazards:
The work environment is primarily a factory setting with a high risk of airborne allergens and irritants, performing duties from extreme heights, and duties associated with confined spaces common to a grain facility environment.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The employee is regularly required to have prolonged demands to stand with frequent movement from station to station, crouching, kneeling, and walking. Daily required to perform duties associated with the use of hand and power tools, farm equipment, and/or cell phone; perform tasks associated with eye-hand coordination; distinguish details of objects less than a few feet away and determine and detect differences between size, color, numbers, shades, and brightness, as well as differentiate sounds. Must have the ability to frequently lift and maneuver up to 30 pounds.
Please apply online or send a cover letter and resume to:
DuMond Grain
5083 White Road
Union Springs, NY 13160
Attn: Human Resources
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $28.85 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Holidays
Monday to Friday
Overtime
Weekends as needed
Education:
Bachelor’s (Required)
Experience:
Quality Control & Assurance: 2 years (Required)
Regulatory Compliance: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
PCQI Certification for FSMA (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
Union Springs, NY 13160 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Title: Quality Control Inspector
Company: NPIC
Location: Plano, TX
