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Bowery Farming Quality & Consumer Safety Associate (4:30am - 4:30pm) in Nottingham, Maryland
At Bowery, we’re making wildly delicious food more accessible to everyone. Driven by our proprietary end-to-end technology, our farms are transforming the entire fresh food supply chain to be simpler, safer, and vastly more sustainable.
We have 5 farms in operation (including state-of-the-art R&D and innovation farms) and we’re just getting started. We’re backed by tech and agriculture industry leaders with $647M in equity and debt capital, and our products are sold in over 1,400 locations.
Working at Bowery is more than just a job. It’s a chance to make a global impact with first-of-its-kind technology and ridiculously good food. We’re always looking for passionate minds to grow (and eat) with us! Ready to make a real difference? Join us. We’d love to have you here.
P.s. Check out The Roots: Bowery Farming's People Podcast (https://spoti.fi/3ToY3Mm) for all things Bowery culture, teams, leadership, and karaoke (yes, karaoke)
About The Role:
We are seeking a Quality & Consumer Safety Associate who will carry out auditing, testing, calibration, data gathering, and investigating duties. You will report to the Farm Quality Manager and be assigned to a shift to work alongside our Modern Farmers.
Schedule:
Sunday-Tuesday (and every other Wednesday), 4:30 am - 4:30 pm
What You'll Do:
Perform inbound raw materials inspections to ensure downstream quality
Perform GMP inspections to ensure farm hygiene practices are maintained
Conduct pre-operational, inter-operational, and post-operational inspections and audits to maintain process integrity
Monitor farm assets, and perform calibrations as needed, to verify they are performing as required
Represent and communicate all quality standards on the production floor
Maintain facility sanitation standards to ensure effective cleaning processes
Monitor the concentration of cleaning chemicals to ensure effective cleaning processes
Conduct weekly and monthly environmental sampling for laboratory analysis
Aid in inspecting returned products for quality and temperature specification deviation
Help to trend, interpret, and visualize data through the use of spreadsheets and business intelligence software
Help to design and execute experiments, throughout the process areas, to provide data and insights for continuous improvement projects as needed
Aid in building CAPA reports when necessary
Participate in training initiatives to educate our staff on food safety best practices
Help to identify and remediate gaps in the Quality Management System
Collaborate with the Agricultural Science and Agricultural Operations team to operationalize new products
Able to conduct duties, 30% of the time, at a second location nearby
Provide other interdepartmental support as needed, and other duties as assigned.
Who You Are:
An understanding of food safety standards
An understanding of cleaning and sanitation standards
Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
PC or Mac familiar, with the ability to use a tablet or smartphone
Demonstrate strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills; and are able to effectively communicate with and influence and engage peers
A self-starter who is able to work independently, with and without an itemized task list
Have the ability to work flexible shifts as needed
Have the ability to work in the cold room (sub 37 degrees) for short and extended periods of time (protective equipment provided)
Have the ability to work at heights (infrastructure and protective equipment provided)
Have the ability to lift and move objects up to 49 pounds
Have the ability to bend, lift, stretch, and reach both below the waist and above the head.
Must be able to work the following schedule: Sunday-Tuesday (and every other Wednesday), 4:30 am - 4:30 pm
Benefits As Good As Our Greens
Free benefits from Day 1 for employees (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Heavily subsidized benefits for your family from Day 1
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents (full-time employees)
Competitive vacation and sick time off
401K & company stock options
Company paid Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability
Free Mental Health Resources and Wellness Benefits, including Carrot (https://www.get-carrot.com/) (family forming support), Headway (https://headway.co/) (mental health in-person/virtual care), and MDLIVE (https://www.mdlive.com/) (mental health virtual care)
Uniforms and PPE provided by Bowery
Free leafy greens & more…
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The salary for this role will be $21.25/hour. If this role is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply no matter what so we can see your profile and background. You can trust us to make an assessment based on your unique skills and experience and communicate where you are leveled.
Bowery is an equal-opportunity employer - a place that celebrates unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures that will enrich the workplace. We are attempting to redefine what a sustainable agricultural supply chain can look like. We cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of people who want fresh, locally-grown food in regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. We strongly encourage people from marginalized communities to apply to join our team.