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Position Summary

Resting at 7,000 feet and surrounded by the San Francisco Peaks, the scenic city of Flagstaff remains an important distribution site for large manufacturers like Nestlé Purina. Just a stone's throw from downtown, where the city's culture comes to life, we get to experience the best of both worlds: the city and the mountains. Annually, the Nestlé Purina team in Flagstaff proudly mass manufactures 280,000 tons of dry pet food from our Dog Chow®, Beneful®, Nestlé Purina ONE®, Alpo®, and Pro Plan® brands. Our factory is also proud to do our part to care for the environment, like conserving water, investing in renewable electricity and maintaining zero waste for disposal.

As a Senior Factory QA (Product Safety) technician, you’ll maintain and sanitize the plant and exterior grounds. Assist the Food Safety Team leader with fogging, fumigation, heat treatment, insect/rodent control, and other sanitation issues to help ensure the highest level of quality throughout our processes.

• Engage in a safe and healthy work environment in compliance with the plant policies, local laws, and OSHA / MSHA standards.
• Ensure completion of behavioral-based safety observations and communication, to promote an open environment for safety continuous improvement.
• Engage in Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) activities to drive team results.
• Assist Product Safety Team Leader with Integrated Pest Management (IPM).  Perform pest control device monitoring inspections.
• Perform inspections and fumigations on customer returns.  Release ingredients from fumigation from April 1st – November 30th (fumigation season).
• Perform treatments on potential infestation areas in plant, including both surface spraying and crack/crevice treatment and commodity fumigations in accordance with company and state policy.
• Assist Product Safety Team Leader with food safety inspections and Release of Maintained Equipment (ROME) inspections.
• Perform pest exclusion activities.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent  
• 1+ years of working in pet food, food safety, pest control, or industrial sanitation in a manufacturing, industrial or related environment   

Other:

• Work Schedule:  Monday – Friday – 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• Must be willing and capable of becoming a certified pesticide applicator within 90 days of employment

The approximate pay range for this position is $51,000.00 to $72,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at  About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

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To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
 

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Job Requisition: 389712