Technician - Quality Control

Position operates equipment that blends raw materials to create beverage products to exact specifications.

Responsibilities

• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients to standards
• Perform routine tests to ensure resulting mixture meets specified properties and consistencies
• Perform periodic sampling of products as they are being bottled/canned to ensure continuous meeting of standards including product quality, fill levels, labeling, freshness dating, and container integrity
• Record test data and communicate modifications to the manufacturing process to eliminate any irregularities
• Operate and monitor production line(s) to ensure efficiency
• Remove or shift materials and/or finished products to facilitate proper flow
• Perform tests and use special equipment to ensure package and product quality
• Operate all manufacturing equipment efficiently and safely
• Clean equipment and area during and after shift
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Follow process guidelines and expedite quality concerns to management
• Work with production/maintenance as necessary
• Keep daily records of tests performed and results
• May be required to periodically deep clean and sanitize blending/filling equipment and production lines

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
• May require lifting/carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over 10-12 hour period
• Continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting

Skills

Helpful Experience:

• Experience with audit compliance (e.g., monitoring, documentation, variance explanation, etc.)
• Experience with product changeovers (e.g., CIP, flavor changes, sanitizing, setting formulas, etc.)
• Experience operating testing instruments (e.g., Carbo Qc, HPLC, Densitometers, Water Testing, etc.)
• Experience following standards of operations (SOPs) (e.g., following procedures, etc.)
• Experience calibrating instruments (e.g., making adjustments to ensure accurate measurement, etc.)
• Experience with microbiology (e.g., product sensitivity, Category 3 and Category 4 products, etc.)
• Experience with reverse osmosis/water treatment systems (e.g., permeated technology, etc.)
• Experience with cooling/ammonia systems (e.g., able to troubleshoot and maintain, etc.)
• Experience with mechanical systems (e.g., general troubleshooting, cleaning and reassembly, etc.)
• Experience with sensory testing (e.g., taste, odor, appearance vs. reference sample, etc.)
• Experience with basic chemistry (e.g., titrator, pH, dosing, graduated cylinders, mixing, etc.)
• Experience with food safety (e.g., AIB certification, operations prerequisite programs, UP lights, etc.)

Pay

$25.60 / hour

Schedule

10-12 hour shifts