Quality Technician

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico.

In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

The Quality Technician is primarily responsible for managing elements of SQF certification and Quality and Food Safety systems including document and record control, CAPA, and providing routine updates on the site’s Quality and Food Safety performance. This role works closely with the site’s Quality Systems Coordinator.

• Administer the document control and record control programs including routine reporting of the KPIs for the program
• Support the site in maintaining SQF Certification
• Administer the CAPA Program including routine reporting of the KPIs for the program
• Investigate consumer complaints and provide insights on trends related to consumer complaint data
• Administer the Glass/Ceramics/Brittle Plastic Program
• Analise daily magnet samples and additional samples when needed
• Assist the Quality System Coordinator/Quality Manager on incident investigations
• Completes verification of multiple types of quality records and training quizzes
• Assist with Redzone quality checks reviews and implementation
• Completes Quality Systems Internal Audits as assigned
• Lead cross-functional Food Safety team including regular meetings with the Food Safety team to exchange information and discuss new procedures or equipment related to food safety
• Implement procedures to support quality and food safety systems
• Deliver training and orientation materials and maintain records associated with the program
• Interact with ASR corporate staff on the systems used for document control, complaints, and CAPA
• Interact with Supplier Quality to update site documentation related to new suppliers and new ingredients
• Lead the GMP Inspection and Calibration Programs
• Interact with the Site Pest Control Operator
• Provide effective communication regarding issues, objectives, initiatives, and performance to plan via Management Review and Metrics Reporting
• Practices and promotes GMPs and plant safety procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned

• At least 1 years of applicable professional experience working with quality & food safety systems
• At least 2 years working in a manufacturing environment
• HACCP and related food safety training with experience in the development and maintenance of HACCP Plans
• SQF or other related GFSI benchmarked standard training / certification
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance/Control practices and procedures
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written in English

• Bachelors degree in a related field of discipline from an accredited college university
• Experience working as a SQF practitioner
• Experience leading an internal audit team

• Crockett, CA

$58,000-$96,5000

• The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,national origin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.