Quality Assurance Lead

Location: TASTEFUL

Shift: Night

About the role

Grimmway Produce Group is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead responsible for ensuring that food safety and quality assurance monitoring programs are carried out. The role involves communicating results to supervisors and on‑site leadership, facilitating training of Quality Assurance Technicians, prioritizing department needs, assigning staff, performing all roles of quality assurance technicians, and supporting, implementing, improving, and maintaining quality assurance and food safety programs. This position offers the chance to contribute to one of the world’s largest carrot and organic vegetable growers, packers, and shippers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food safety and quality assurance monitoring programs are executed.
• Communicate results to supervisors and other on‑site leadership as needed.
• Facilitate training of Quality Assurance Technicians.
• Prioritize department needs and assign staff accordingly.
• Perform all duties of quality assurance technicians.
• Support, implement, improve, and maintain quality assurance and food safety programs.

Requirements

• 1–5 years of experience in quality control and food safety in manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of quality and food safety methodologies and their implementation within manufacturing environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, training, and team‑building skills.
• Strong writing, statistical, analytical, and critical‑thinking abilities.
• Ability to effectively communicate and respond to concerns of managers and subordinates.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proficiency with computers/tablets and basic computer and math skills.
• Experience using QC/QA software systems such as Red Zone, Heavy Connect, Produce Pro, or similar.
• Willingness to work overtime as business needs dictate.

Preferred qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Pay

Total Rewards: $19.75 per hour plus a $0.20 night premium.

Schedule

Night shift; overtime may be required based on business needs.

Benefits

• Subsidized medical and dental coverage.
• Generous vision reimbursement allowance for each covered family member per calendar year.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid time off, paid sick and safe time.
• Employer‑paid life insurance.
• Subsidized gym membership.
• Discounted tickets to major theme parks throughout California.