Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician at Refresco Beverages US Inc summary:

The Quality Control Technician oversees daily quality operations in beverage production, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and customer specifications. Responsibilities include conducting raw material and finished product testing, maintaining accurate records, and stopping production if safety concerns arise. This role requires knowledge of GMP, SQF, and proficiency with laboratory equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.
We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.
Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too:
Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Summary Description:

Reporting to the Quality Supervisor, the Quality Technician is responsible for overseeing day-to-day quality operations for the production lines including the implementation and monitoring of food safety and food quality, sanitation and batching systems to facilitate compliance with company objectives and regulatory requirements.

Essential Job Functions:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Ensure all products conform to the customer specifications as outlined in SAP system.
• Perform analysis on raw materials, finished batches, treated water and/or any other programmed outlines by the department.
• Conduct chemical and physical analysis on raw and intermediate processing materials including packaging materials and determine status of materials as acceptable or unacceptable.
• Evaluate finished products against current standards by performing audits to monitor all aspects of finished product and packaging integrity.
• Check process control parameters to assure proper equipment application and operation is being maintained by performing secure seal, closure torque, can seam checks, and/or any other requirements required by the customer or the company.
• Stop any production which may be questionable in terms of Food Safety and immediately alert a member of the management team.
• Maintain accurate, legible records of all tests and retests performed. Complete all other required reports (work orders, action reports, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Perform analytical tests required to qualify ingredient batches for production.
• Perform production line checks at specified intervals.
• Ensure accurate test results by maintaining proper operation and calibration of laboratory equipment.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness at all times.
• Report all out of specification results to designated leadership.
• Complete special projects and other reasonable duties as assigned by leadership.

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and SAP preferred.
• Exposure to using measurement tools and equipment (e.g., calipers, micrometers, CMM machines) preferred.
• Organized and detail oriented, adaptable to change.
• High level of precision and accuracy in inspection and testing processes.
• Famil…