SunOpta is looking for a Quality Control Technician I to ensure company standards are met on each shift. The QA Technician works alongside production, logistics and maintenance staff to support the production of high quality, safe and legal product.
Requirements
- Perform pre-operation inspections at start of production.
- Verify cleaning and sanitation of production equipment.
- Perform line clearance and change-over inspections
- Collect samples at various stages of processing
- Verify Bar Code Scanner
- Monitor sample products at various stages of processing, including Brix, pH test and water activity.
- Examine finished products by sight, taste and weight to ensure conformance to company and legal standards.
- Monitor routine checks for product packaging quality, including date codes, film seal and palletizing formation.
- Set up and monitor challenge of metal detector and x-ray machines.
- Calibrate equipment daily, including pH meter, refractometer, water activity meter, and table scales.
- Enter data in the QC daily workbooks daily.
- Must adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety Policies.
- Responsible for Food Safety and reporting any non-compliance issues to their immediate supervisor.
- Monitor Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Assist in training of new employees.
- Perform weekly verification of temperature in coolers and change out graph.
- Perform internal QC audits.
- Sign off on positive release of finished goods.
- Assist production where required