Quality Assurance Technician

Factory Location: Cabazon, CA

Pay

$28.45 per hour. Shift differential: 6%-8% of base hourly rate paid for applicable hours worked.

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 6:00 PM - 2:30 AM

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401K with a 5% company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Employee Life Insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Spouse/domestic partner/child life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Employee discounts
• Auto, home, and pet insurance discounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 9 paid holidays and 3 paid floating holidays
• Paid leave for birth, adoption, or foster parenting
• Legal services and identity theft protection
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Adoption reimbursement benefit
• FEDlogic and commuter benefits

Responsibilities

• Administer daily tasks associated with food safety and quality programs within the factory.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts to reduce waste, improve product quality, and support a more efficient production environment.
• Accountable for Quality KPIs such as First Time Right, non-conforming product reduction, and consumer complaint reduction.
• Ensure compliance with Primo Brands quality policies and systems.
• Maintain quality systems including the Quality Monitoring Scheme, Food Safety Plan, FSSC 22000, Good Manufacturing Practices, Traceability, and Sensory.
• Manage key processes such as release of raw materials, process release, finished product release, UV, Ozone, Distiller, Holds, investigation & troubleshooting, Internal Control Plan, auditing, calibration, training, record keeping, sample collection, and support of change-overs.
• Support manufacturing, warehouse, production sanitation, tanker, microbiology, chemistry, sensory, technical, and other areas as needed (e.g., shelf-life samples, COP for parts, communication and troubleshooting).
• Work safely and be knowledgeable of chemical hazards and SDSs.
• Manage distiller operations including testing and troubleshooting.
• Perform onsite and offsite water chemistry testing including manganese, iron, pH, conductivity, and turbidity.
• Handle basic water management tasks such as adjusting for monthly water usage, flushing boreholes, and monitoring silo levels.
• Manage filters including pressure differentials, change outs for sources and lines, and troubleshooting.
• Aid in set up for CIPs of water process equipment and tankers.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• College level education desired; relevant pursuit of study in a related area is a plus.
• Prior experience performing basic laboratory procedures.
• Exposure to Quality Assurance or Production in a food or beverage processing facility.
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills with experience working in a team-based environment.
• Ability to interact with various internal contacts to manage the flow of work.
• Exposure to fluid processing and the principles of sanitation science.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and HACCP principles.
• Computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft applications; SAP experience is a plus.
• Focus on safe work practices and high quality while executing duties with a sense of urgency.
• Strong organizational, data analysis, and record keeping skills; acute attention to detail.
• Flexibility and the desire to work in a fast-paced factory environment.
• Ability to work self-directed and with a team to support Quality goals.
• Auditing skills.
• CIP and cleaning systems knowledge.
• Self-managed and efficient when performing work unsupervised.
• Ability to work flexible schedule as determined by business needs.
• Proactive in finding solutions to problems and issues as they arise.
• Effective communication with various support groups, supervisors, and team members.
• Able to read, interpret, and analyze computer-generated reports.
• Strong English language skills for effective communication.