Quality Technician Beverage 2nd Shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs).

Quality checks are done in the Quality lab according to work instructions on each form of quality checks.

Food quality checks i.e., pH, moisture & salt

Viscosities (using the Boswick meter) for all processes requiring viscosities.

Color variations using the NCI chart and the Colorimeter.

Appearance/Flavor/Aroma/Body/Texture/Mouthfeel

When the line is running, there needs to be a seamer check, which consists of using a CCTV Monitor (small x-ray) and checking for Height, Body Hook, Overlap, Coverhook, and tightness. They are also required to check the countersink

Drain weights according to the process's requirements

ATC testing on equipment prior to a production run

Responsible for Food safety

Floor Quality Checks

Verify that production Paperwork/Charts are being filled out correctly

Communicating with the Production Supervisor(s)/Production Staff if a problem has arisen example- GMP, Procedures, and Policy are not being met fully

Checking label/case code/sticker and pallet pattern against the master file and production sheet per customer request

Overall package appearance(inside/out) before Warehouse picks up the order

Weighing in-process product during run time

X-ray and Tap tone monitoring

Checking Pressure/vacuum gauges according to the process's requirements

Using a ruler to measure headspace/pull-up and security checks according to the process's requirements

Ordering the Gold standard (control) per schedule (per revisions)

When a product is non-conforming, the Quality Technician(s) are responsible for putting the product on hold and generating an NCP. Once NCP is generated, Quality Technician(s) is responsible for placing hold tags on a product, locking it up if a red placard, and ensuring it is placed into QC status in the Ross System.

Inspecting/pre-op the cleanliness of the Production equipment and the overall area

Pay Range: $17.50-19.00 (based on experience); For the PM shift, there is a $1.00 Shift Differential for this position.

Benefits Offered: Medical, Vision, Dental, Flex Spending, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short and Long Term Disability, EAP, and 401k.

Berner Food & Beverage Hourly employees are eligible for health benefits on the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment.

Berner Food & Beverage Hourly employees are eligible to participate in the 401K plan after 30 days of employment.

Requirements

Candidates must possess strong computer and math skills
The candidate must be able to handle the high demanding stressful environment.
At a minimum, on-the-job training should last approximately 3 weeks and could cover all shifts.
High School diploma/or GED required, will accept experience in lieu of.

Fluency in written and verbal English is a fundamental requirement for this position