Quality Lead 1St Shift

Quality Lead 1st Shift – $24 per hour

Join JBS USA as a Quality Lead on the 1st shift, responsible for ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance across the plant floor.

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) plan
• Better Futures Program
• Onsite cafeteria
• Career development opportunities

• Conduct quality assurance testing and accurately document products and raw materials on the plant floor, including:
  • In-process and finished product quality checks to meet specifications and temperature requirements
  • Label verification for regulatory compliance (tare weights, UPC codes, legibility, establishment number, pricing, and product identification)
  • Incoming ingredient visual and temperature compliance
  • Sell-by and product dates on product runs
• Investigate and determine the cause of quality defects, communicating findings to the production team with root‑cause analysis and preventive measures
• Coordinate activities with other leads and supervisors to ensure Quality Department coverage and timely reporting of product out‑of‑specification conditions
• Assist in validating plant-wide compliance with GMPs and employee safety rules, and implement preventive measures when necessary
• Train new team members and work independently or as part of a team as needed
• Assemble daily reports, paperwork, and blue label sheets; stay current on GMPs, SOPs, standards, policies, procedures, and product specifications
• Verify equipment calibration and maintain accurate quality records, including inspection reports
• Lead a group of employees involved in inspection and quality procedures for in-process material and finished products, ensuring quality standards are achieved
• Plan and support quality team work, maintain morale, communicate performance or training needs, and provide ongoing leadership
• Assume additional duties as assigned

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Experience in food manufacturing and/or quality preferred
• Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing English
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual preferred
• Strong math skills
• Well‑organized with meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrates strong work ethics and a positive attitude
• Adaptable, dependable, and able to follow direction
• Professional appearance and helpful demeanor
• Capable of working independently or as a team and applying common sense in communicating 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, occasionally amid loud background noise.

Repetitive Motion: Must be able to frequently use wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Visual Abilities: Average visual acuity required 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 work for long hours in a food processing environment that is loud, wet, damp, and cold (temperatures around 34 °F). Employees are expected to remain in these conditions throughout the workday.

About JBS USA:
JBS USA is a leading global provider of diversified, high‑quality food products, serving approximately 100 countries on six continents. We process, prepare, package, and deliver fresh and premium meat, poultry, and retail‑ready food products. JBS USA employs more than 100,000 team members and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, enjoying more than 300 sunny days a year.

Our Mission:
To be the best in everything we do, focus on quality, and create trust with customers, suppliers, and shareholders for a better future for all team members.

Our Core Values:
Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, Sincerity.

EOE/Vets/Disability.