Quality Assurance Technician

Coco Cola Canada is hiring a Quality Assurance Technician with the following experience:

Responsibilities

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative testing of beverages, syrups, and raw materials throughout the entire production process.
• Perform standardized quality samplings and audits during production; organize collected data into electronic logbooks, and databases, and report variances and non-conformities to plant management.
• Understand, monitor and act accordingly to support: ISO-GFSI compliance regulatory requirements, Food Safety and Quality programs as implemented by the company. This individual has the authority and responsibility to stop production should the product be out of specification and or observed food safety or compliance breach.
• Conduct package quality inspection and quality audit and isolate products that do not meet standards.

• Standardize and calibrate laboratory equipment, and troubleshoot systems, equipment and processes for the department.
• Support production by utilizing time management is to limit facility downtime and ensure only the highest quality finished good is produced.
• Pursue excellence; continuously develop technical and personal skills to achieve a plant-wide world class manufacturing environment.
• Analyze syrup beverage and/or water attributes.
• Audit container rinsers, air blowers, filters, and coders to ensure proper operations.
• Conduct package quality inspection and quality audits and isolate products that does not meet standards
• Receive and test CO2 and all raw materials before production process.
• Maintain highest possible housekeeping standards to prevent microbial contamination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field preferred.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
• 1 – 3 years prior production/manufacturing experience OR 2+ years relevant lab technician experience. – Food/beverage industry experience a plus.
• Familiarity with lab safety and handling of hazardous materials.
• Readily accepts instruction from management/supervisors and executes effectively.

• Needs to be reliable and open to a flexible schedule.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to read, write, and keep records.
• Strong computer comprehension capabilities including Excel and Word and various quality programs.
• Familiarity with lab safety and handling of hazardous materials.

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