Quality Technician

Job Description

Description:

Organizational Relationships:

Position reports to Quality Control Manager.

Summary of Functions:

Monitor quality assurance activities from the receipt of raw materials to processing into finished product and ensuring product is within guidelines and QC specifications.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Inspect the quality of incoming fruit loads as well as testing such loads.

Responsible for verifying as well as maintaining the Peracetic Acid concentration for Fruit Washing to meet FDA guidelines.

Obtain and test all raw juice, WIP, oil, and finished products, using current lab testing methods and techniques, and verifying the results against internal and/or customer specifications.

Calibrate, maintain, and use various laboratory equipment and instruments, such as Refractometers, pH meters, scales, and a spectrometer.

Load, unload, dispatch, as well as receive tankers and/or other bulk juice containers.

Track and verify juice in tanks in accordance with production needs and ensures that data is recorded on bulk manifest on an ongoing basis daily.

Verify the presence of PPE, such as hairnets, facemasks, gloves, etc. used for all plant employees and stocking them when applicable.

Updates bottling board daily and as needed throughout the shift.

Obtain retain and micro samples for all bottled and juice tanker samples.

Responsible for monitoring and filling hand dip and footbaths as needed, throughout the shift in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices.

Verify and record the temperature for juice tanks, the cooler, and the freezer on the appropriate documentation.

Prep and distribute a blank grade out report to the production area.

Record all results on respective paperwork and/or electronic platforms, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Redzone, and/or Batchmaster to ensure HACCP guidelines are met.Requirements:

Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:

Comply with all Plant, State, and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, cGMP, and SQF regulations/standards.

Conduct all verification activities to assure finished product comply with food safety and quality specifications.

Responsible for Non-GMO SGS Supply Chain Standards.

Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to comprehend the English language. Bi-lingual in Spanish is a plus.

Basic computer skills (Excel/Word).

Strong verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented; able to put issues in context; able to work independently, good organizational skills.

Ability to manage multiple/variety of tasks.

Must be a decisive problem solver and work well as part of a team.

Able to communicate professionally at all times.

Ability to keep the Quality Assurance agenda as the top priority.

Safe work habits.

Good attendance record/adherence to attendance policy.

Mathematical aptitude.

Able to work with minimal supervision.

Able to work on 3rd shift (11:30 PM - 7:30 AM).

Strong work ethic, ability to work with limited direction.

Occasional team lifting – up to 50 lbs.

Able to stand and/or walk up to 90% the shift.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.