Careers

Since 1912, when it was started by a group of California walnut growers, Diamond of California® was on a mission to bring the bounty from California’s Central Valley walnut orchards to America’s tables. From the beginning, we sought out the very best with the knowledge that Diamond Nuts would be used in treasured and new family recipes. Today, we bring a wider range of nuts from our growers and farms to tables worldwide. Now over 105 years later, we are still guided by our belief that Diamond Nuts are Made for Homemade.

Along with our sister company (National Pecan), Diamond of California is part of Diamond Foods, LLC, headquartered in Stockton, California. Diamond Foods is now owned by Blue Road Capital, a private equity firm based in New York, which is focused on holdings in the agricultural space. With the support of Blue Road Capital, Diamond of California is in the midst of a major transformation to create a modern growth brand participating the growing consumer desire to incorporate more plant-based products in their diets, for reasons including health and wellness, taste, texture and variety.

Diamond of California is a leader in the culinary (recipe) nut category, with the largest branded share in America’s grocery stores. Culinary nuts are generally raw, unflavored nuts sold in both the baking and produce departments. Diamond is on a renewed mission to lead this category for the next generation of consumers who use nuts in cooking, baking, snacking and even in beverages. We are still in the emerging stages of a complete brand renovation, which encompasses product, packaging, pricing, placement, marketing, and new product development.

Diamond has led the category’s marketing in the areas of social media and food influencer partnerships. The brand has the largest social presence in the category with over 800,000 followers on Facebook, approximately 5x greater than the next brand. In addition, Diamond was an early culinary nut innovator in food influencer partnerships, working with the blogger and chef communities to create a culinary influencer program. We partner with bloggers and chefs for content, recipes, and authentic endorsements of Diamond nuts.

Maintenance Technician

Fabens, TX

FUNCTION:

Ensure that all equipment is under good working conditions. Maintain a preventive maintenance schedule and follow it accordingly.

REPORTS:

Maintenance Manager

BACK UP:

Maintenance Manager

MAJOR FUNCTIONS/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Fix equipment needing repair and weld when necessary.
Maintain and follow a preventive maintenance schedule.
Use your lock-out tag-out when doing any repairs on the equipment.
Never use tape as temporary repairs.
Never order non shatter shield lamps.
Make sure that supplies or equipment are only ordered from our approved vendors list.
Follow the approved chemicals and lubricants list.
Keep an inventory of all chemicals and lubricants used.
Act and resolve incidents of food safety and / or quality within their scope of authority according to your position.
Follow and carry out the food safety and quality objectives and / or goals established by the company.
Report any unapproved substances to QA coordinator or SQF Practitioner.
Keep working area clean at all times.
Clean machinery and areas at the end of every performed maintenance.
Fill out maintenance forms accordingly before and after any repairs.
Notify Plant Manager, QA coordinator and SQF Practitioner before releasing equipment after repairs.
Participate as member or the Food Safety and Quality plans. ( HACCP) team member.

Sanitation Supervisor, Stockton CA

Position Overview:

Responsible for supervising the facility’s sanitation, janitorial, and fumigation daily activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide strong leadership to the Sanitation team to achieve full plant compliance with all personnel safety, food safety, and quality.
Meet or exceed guidelines as they pertain to the facility equipment and industry standards for sanitation and SQF.
Ensure compliance to all local, state, and federal food manufacturing sanitation requirements.
Responsible for supervising all sanitation and janitorial staff.
Maintain good working relationships with all employees.
Adhere to and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, FSMA and SQF requirements.
Maintain facility Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program.
Oversee facility fumigation activities.
Liaise with contracted pest control and chemical companies.
Provide solutions and promote teamwork amongst the various groups such as production, maintenance, and quality.
Ensure safety compliance with all chemical dilution, titration, and use.
Monitor, review, and suggest/direct initiatives for continuous improvement in all areas of operations.
Champion a culture of food sanitation. Train employees on proper sanitation and chemical use, dispersal, and disposal.
Review employee performance and assist in employee development.
Observe equipment throughout facility and reports concerns to maintenance staff.
Give feedback on a routine basis to all employees.
Administer supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring and training employees; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Develop strong partnership with plant management, quality, maintenance, and engineering.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Able to work any shift required, including weekends and holidays as applicable.

Essential Function:

Ability to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time while performing job duties.
Must be capable of working in confined spaces and from heights, bending, kneeling, able to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly and must be able to wear a respirator.
Must be able to analyze information quickly to provide feedback in the manufacturing process and troubleshoot equipment failures.
Must have Oral Communication Skills.
Must have Organization Skills.
Must have Written Communication Skills.
Must have Project Management Skills.
Must have Technical Communication Skills.
Must have Professionalism Skills.
Musth have Time Management Skills.
Must have Employee Relations Skills.
Must have Basic Computer Skills.
Bilingual preferred – ability to communicate with all supervisors and fellow employees.

Training and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in food science, Chemistry, or equivalent required Qualified Applicator License (QAL) for the state of California preferred.
Must have 3 years of Sanitation supervisory and leadership experience preferred.
Customer satisfaction
Environmental Sensitivity
Integrity in work and treatment of coworkers
Plant Safety, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Assurance, Production Excellence and Continuous Improvement
Achievement through training, monitoring and verification.

Salary Range: $65k-$95k

Diamond Foods Holdings, LLC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. re-employment drug testing and background check required. Interested parties please submit your resume to humanresources4@diamondfoods.com or visit our website at www.diamondfoods.com for more information.

Diamond Foods will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements. Diamond Foods, LLC does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Diamond Foods will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Diamond Foods, LLC.

Pre-employment drug testing required. AA/EOE/M/F/D

Facilities Mechanic

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for maintenance repair and installation of processing equipment. Candidate must have knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical system components for production processing. This position will work in our Stockton, CA plant and report to the Maintenance Department. We operate under a Union environment working closing with Teamsters local 856. Our workforce increases during the Walnut Harvest season from September to December.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performing mechanical installation, equipment optimization, and preventive maintenance on production equipment.
Maintaining and repairing plant equipment in accordance with diagrams, sketches, schematics, and operation manuals.
Maintaining and troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, electrical/control, and hydraulic system components for production areas.
Complete emergency repairs when necessary to offset downtime and production delays.
Perform equipment change-overs when required.
Completes PM (preventive maintenance) work orders as assigned through CMMS system.
Uses schematics, blueprints, and diagrams to troubleshoot and diagnose equipment or process related issues and problems.
Ensure documentation of work using CMMS (MP2) and complete work orders as assigned.
Performs assigned jobs with minimum direction and supervision.
Diagnose problems, dismantle machines, replace defective parts and reassemble machines.
Troubleshoot and repair machinery mechanically (hydraulic/pneumatic)
Understanding of HVAC system operation and components
Generate and communicate detail parts lists for preventative and emergency repairs.
Understand Environmental policy and regulatory compliances for Wastewater, Storm water, HVAC and Hazardous waste.
Complete root cause analysis and breakdown elimination on process systems
Perform all duties with required safety equipment and comply with all safety regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices, SOP’s, and company policies.
Ability to troubleshoot PLC programming and VFD drives
Ability to complete diagnostic and repair on 3 phase, Motor control and DC electronic systems

Knowledge, Ability and Skills:

Strong ability to understand diagrams, sketches and schematics.
Ability to follow ladder logic to troubleshoot equipment preferred.
Knowledge of solid-state electronics including PLC’s,
Applies Good Manufacturing Practices, SOP’s,
Ability to work independently
Ability to understand manufacturing processes
Experience working on plumbing, HVAC, Boilers, Water treatment and Fire systems
Communicates ideas clearly and articulately.
Demonstrated proficiency in all phases of machine work.
Demonstrates a proficient understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics.
Working understanding of a CMMS System.
PLC and VFD troubleshooting experience.
NFPA 70E Certified

Minimum Requirements:

4 year’s experience in the maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing using the required skills above
Required to pass interview with Maintenance/Engineering/Production staff.
Required to pass practical electrical test
Required to work any shift and overtime as required
Required to lift up to 50 pounds frequently
AA in Industrial Maintenance, electrical, mechanical, preferred.

Desired Skills:

Food industry experience including knowledge of GMP
Knowledge of and experience troubleshooting controls and electrical systems using wiring diagrams and test equipment.
Experience setting-up and calibrating electrical hardware.
Ability to troubleshoot relays, switches, thermocouples, RTD’s, sensors
Training programs in safety
Highly knowledgeable and skilled in repair and troubleshooting of process equipment.
Experience with basic Microsoft application (e.g., Word, Excel).
5 -7 year work experience as an industrial maintenance
Three years of experience working in a production/manufacturing facility.
Troubleshoot and repair vibratory feeders, drives and flexors.

Diamond Foods, LLC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Pre-employment drug testing and background check required. Interested parties may apply online at www.diamondfoods.com.

Diamond Foods will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements.

Diamond Foods, LLC does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes.

Diamond Foods will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Diamond Foods, LLC.

Lift Truck Operator A

POSITION SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Under the direction of a Department Manager, Shift Supervisor or Key Area Operator support production operations through accurate and timely movement of materials.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Functions

Responsible for weighing bins and recording weights. Placing product in proper locations. Returning WIP tags to operators. Use bar coding equipment.
Must have full knowledge of all production locations and operations. Perform other duties as required.
Knows the targets/goals for his/her work center and adjusts equipment to achieve targets.
Informs Mechanical/Electrical staff when assistance is required.
Drives a Lift Truck in a safe and responsible manner. Must have a good to excellent safety record on a lift truck.
Understands and has reviewed/signed all Safe Work Procedures for the work area.
Practices safe work procedures and wears all safety and sanitation equipment required for the job.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Forklift Certification
1-2 years warehouse experience

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Maintain his/her area in a clean, orderly and organized manner. Keeps the area clean by sweeping, blowing, and scrapping equipment, floors and superstructure.
To ensure sanitation standards are maintained and met.
Must read and speak English
Basic math
To lift and carry 50 lbs.
Perform quality work efficiently with minimum supervision.
Work flexible shifts and schedules including overtime.
Use proper safety equipment and follow safety procedures.
Climb stairs and ladders to a height of 12 feet or higher

Diamond Foods will consider for employment-qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements.

Diamond Foods, LLC does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Diamond Foods will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Diamond Foods, LLC.

To apply please send resume to: humanresources4@diamondfoods.com

Pre-employment drug testing required. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V.

Diamond Foods is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our work force and the knowledge of our personnel. Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for specialty occupation petitions are displayed electronically in accordance with notice requirements pursuant to U.S. Department of Labor regulations, and public access files are available pursuant to regulation. See 20 CFR § 655.734, 655.760.