Quality Lead 1St Shift

Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Mason, Ohio

JBS is seeking an hourly 1 ST SHIFT Quality Lead Team Member! Position starts at $24 per hour.

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Better Future s Program
• Onsite Cafeteria

• Conducts quality assurance testing and accurately documents products and raw materials on the plant floor—including in-process and finished product quality checks, labels, incoming ingredients, and sell‑by/product dates.
• Investigates and determines cause or causes of quality defects and communicates findings to the production team.
• Performs root‑cause analysis and implements preventive measures for individual problems.
• Coordinates activities with other leads and supervisors to ensure quality department coverage.
• Communicates to leads and supervisors when product is out of specification.
• Assists in validating plant‑wide compliance with GMPs and employee safety rules.
• Supports leadership in root‑cause analysis and implements preventative measures.
• Trains new team members as needed.
• Works independently or within a team as required.
• Assembles daily reports, paperwork, and blue label sheets.
• Stays current with GMPs, SOPs, standards, policies, procedures and product specifications.
• Verifies calibration of equipment.
• Maintains communication and updates as required by leadership.
• Performs detailed inspections, testing and documentation, and is trained in pre‑operation activities and HACCP documentation and activities.
• Directs and leads a group of employees involved in inspection and quality procedures for in‑process material and finished products.
• Assists with planning and execution of quality team work.
• Maintains expectations, morale and harmonious relations among subordinates.
• Evaluates and communicates personnel performance or training needs.
• Maintains accurate quality records, compiling and maintaining inspection records and reports.
• May assume other duties as assigned.

• Prefer High School Diploma or equivalent certification
• Prefer experience in food manufacturing or quality
• Ability to speak, read, and write English
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be well‑organized with good attention to detail
• Display strong work ethics and positive attitude
• Adaptable and dependable with ability to follow direction
• Must maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance
• Ability to work independently or as a team and apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instruction and communicate findings with QA & Production Leads and Supervisors

Activities:

Validating manufacturing work on the plant floor, standing for long hours, bending, stooping, and lifting.

Hearing:
Must be able to hear average or normal conversations to receive information, occasionally with loud background noise in the working environment.

Repetitive motion:
Must be able to frequently and regularly use wrists, hands, and or fingers.

Visual abilities:
Average, ordinary visual acuity is necessary to prepare or inspect documents, products, or operate machinery.

Physical strength:
Regularly or frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working conditions:

Must be able to work for long hours in a food processing environment, where it is loud, wet, damp, and cold. Temperatures are around 34‑degrees. Employees are expected to remain in these conditions throughout the workday.