About the Company

Jones Dairy Farm is a trusted family-owned and operated company that has made premium quality breakfast meat since 1889. We are located in Fort Atkinson, WI. Our mission is to continue our heritage of being family-owned while providing distinctive quality products manufactured with world-class food and workplace safety standards.

About the Role

Assists and coordinates the process of developing new products, process improvement projects, new ingredient testing, new equipment testing, and new supplier testing. Understands food principles, interactions of various ingredients, and is familiar with USDA regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates and leads projects related to product development, non-meat ingredient testing, meat ingredient testing, and new equipment testing in the production area or the Product Development (PD) center (flex testing schedule dependent on project, ex. Nights, mornings, weekends may be needed).
• Test, validate, and recommend changes to production processes to improve product quality, yield, and overall performance.
• Works with cross functional teams (QA, operations, regulatory, procurement) to validate formulation and processing information for new/existing products related to shelf life and food safety, collects processing and finished product data (LIMs data, Plant Matrix, etc.) for specification development, and provides formulation expertise for projects assigned to role.
• Manages JDF smokehouse and oven program validation, calibration, and maintenance and makes necessary recommendations to operations/maintenance team for quality and efficiency.
• Provides process control support by managing forming equipment database, relationship with forming plate manufacturers, and provides guidance to cross-functional teams (operations, PI, maintenance) for forming plate use/needs for new products and existing products.
• Accepts special projects as dictated by business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience or Training: 3 years of relevant experience. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrates a working knowledge of and ability to run/learn all production equipment. Ability to work with and direct all production workers and supervisors to run tests.
• Technology/Equipment: Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Office and ability to learn multiple software programs related to processing and data management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, or related science.
• Technology/Equipment: Meat processing equipment knowledge, meat formulation experience, and inherent knowledge of USDA regulations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The majority of work duties are conducted in a manufacturing environment. There may be exposure to production areas requiring the use of PPE, uniform or protective clothing, and safety equipment.

Employee Acknowledgement

An individual in this position must successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities, and the physical and mental demands listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.