Dairy Quality Technician: Lab & GMP

Bodyarmor; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Limited in Peterborough, Ontario, is seeking a Quality Technician to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance on the production floor. You will operate laboratory instrumentation, conduct audits, and support data capture across batches on site.

Responsibilities include sensory evaluation, root-cause verification, and maintaining GLP/GMP standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve process reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum two-year college diploma in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, etc. or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing laboratory or quality environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency operating and maintaining complex laboratory analytical and microbiological equipment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey test results and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Competence in basic mathematical and computational tasks relevant to laboratory and manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of data systems such as SAP or equivalent enterprise platforms for production quality tracking.
• Digital fluency and comfort working with technology supporting process automation and data accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Operate, calibrate, and maintain laboratory instrumentation used for ingredient, product, and environmental testing with accuracy and reliability.
• Conduct routine quality line audits, evaluations, and sampling directly on the production floor to ensure compliance with established standards and testing plans.
• Utilize SAP to perform traceability exercises, capture production data, and support end-to-end visibility across manufacturing batches.
• Prepare test solutions, media, and reagents according to required specifications while maintaining adherence to GLPs.
• Record analytical and microbiological data precisely, managing logs and reports to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct sensory evaluation of finished dairy products to assess consistency, flavor, and quality attributes.
• Identify and communicate unusual results or potential deviations to relevant stakeholders promptly and assist with root-cause verification or retesting.
• Maintain organized inventory of lab supplies, ordering items as needed to support uninterrupted testing activities.
• Champion safety and GMPs throughout laboratory and production areas while maintaining a clean, well-organized workspace.
• Support training and onboarding for new Quality Assurance team members to strengthen procedural consistency and cross-functional capability.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to sustain continuous improvement across product quality, process reliability, and efficiency.

Skills

Laboratory equipment operation

SAP knowledge

Quality assurance

Communication skills

Data analysis

Shift flexibility

Physical stamina

Education

Two-year college diploma in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry

Job description

Coca-Cola Limited in Peterborough, Ontario, is seeking a Quality Technician to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance on the production floor. You will operate laboratory instrumentation, conduct audits, and support data capture across batches on site.

Responsibilities include sensory evaluation, root-cause verification, and maintaining GLP/GMP standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve process reliability and efficiency.