Technician - Quality Control

Pay: $28.95 / hour

About the role

Operates equipment that blends raw materials to create beverage products to exact specifications. Responsible for weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients to standards. Performs routine tests to ensure resulting mixture meets specified properties and consistencies. Performs periodic sampling of products as they are being bottled or canned to ensure continuous adherence to standards, including product quality, fill levels, labeling, freshness dating, and container integrity. Records test data and communicates modifications to the manufacturing process to eliminate any irregularities. May be required to periodically deep clean and sanitize blending, filling equipment, and production lines.

This job may require lifting and carrying cases weighing 20-45 pounds repeatedly over a 10-12 hour period, continuous standing and walking, and manipulating and handling product samples while sitting.

Responsibilities

• 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 escalate quality concerns to management
• Work with production and maintenance as necessary
• Keep daily records of tests performed and results
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Requirements

• 18 years or older

Skills

Helpful Experience:

• Audit compliance (e.g., monitoring, documentation, variance explanation, etc.)
• Product changeovers (e.g., CIP, flavor changes, sanitizing, setting formulas, etc.)
• Operating testing instruments (e.g., Carbo Qc, HPLC, Densitometers, Water Testing, etc.)
• Following standards of operations (SOPs) (e.g., following procedures, etc.)
• Calibrating instruments (e.g., making adjustments to ensure accurate measurement, etc.)
• Microbiology (e.g., product sensitivity, Category 3 and Category 4 products, etc.)
• Reverse osmosis/water treatment systems (e.g., permeated technology, etc.)
• Cooling/ammonia systems (e.g., troubleshooting and maintenance, etc.)
• Mechanical systems (e.g., general troubleshooting, cleaning and reassembly, etc.)
• Sensory testing (e.g., taste, odor, appearance vs. reference sample, etc.)
• Basic chemistry (e.g., titrator, pH, dosing, graduated cylinders, mixing, etc.)
• Food safety (e.g., AIB certification, operations prerequisite programs, UP lights, etc.)