DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE – FARMING
JOB LOCATION: LAMONT, CA
Why Grimmway?
Come be a part of our growing company where you can thrive and make an impact by overseeing and managing quality assurance and food safety programs at fresh produce growing and harvesting operations across the organic and conventional farming programs. Grimmway is one of the largest carrot and organic vegetable grower/packer/shipper in the world! We pride ourselves in bringing fresh, healthy, and safe product to communities as we invest in and care for the earth’s natural resources and our family of employees. Come grow with us!
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What will set you apart:
Willing to be certified in PCQI, HACCP, and GFSI programs with a clear understating of produce safety rule requirements.Experience in food safety management along with GMPs, GAPs, regulatory compliance, food safety audits, and fresh produce quality programs.Experience and expertise in fresh produce safety and quality, document control, microbiology, irrigation water treatment, and food production regulatory compliance.Bi-lingual English/Spanish. Additional Info
What you will need:
Minimum of 2 years of staff management experience.Minimum educational background of a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences or related field.Able to lead internal/external audits and provide insights on improvements for gaps or weak points of safe farming of fresh produce, and compliance management.Able to develop and improve food safety and quality plans, implementing and tracking of preventive controls, validating, and verifying food safety standards against FSMA, LGMA, or similar requirements.Able to coordinate with vendors and auditors, timely communicate with management on food safety or quality issues and decisions impacting cross functional teams and interaction with all levels of the organization.Able to travel frequently. Frequent travel is required to offsite farming regions during November to March, travel is approximately 25% - 50% of the time. This includes some evening and weekend travel.A Valid Driver’s license with a clean DMV driving record. Pass pre-placement drug/alcohol screen. Benefits
Total Rewards: $125,000 - $150,000 / YEAR
Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.Our competitive and comprehensive benefit package includes:Vacation, sick, holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, FSA, tuition reimbursement, scholarship program, subsidized gym membership, free on-site personal training and other wellness-focused activities at company gym, Employee Vehicle Purchase/Lease Programs, discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California, continued learning and development, family events, work life balance. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQsSoftware Powered by iCIMS
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