Quality/Sanitation - QA Technician

Ice River Sustainable Solutions; Feversham; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian sustainable solutions company based in Feversham is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure high standards in the production process. Responsibilities include conducting microbiological and water testing, calibrating equipment, and participating in audits. Ideal candidates will have experience in quality assurance but we are willing to train motivated individuals. Physical fitness for manual tasks is required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a quality or sanitation role preferred.
• Ability to stand long periods, lift heavy objects, and perform manual tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform microbiological analysis on daily samples.
• Calibrate all testing equipment as scheduled.
• Conduct water testing for raw and finished products.
• Test quality of recycled plastic materials.
• Ensure compliance during facility audits.

Skills

Quality/Sanitation experience

Office automation tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Ability to perform manual labor tasks

Education

Relevant technical skills

Job description

At Ice River Sustainable Solutions, we’re a Canadian, family-owned company turning 100% recycled plastic into sustainable products and leading the way in innovation. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top Greenest Employers, we’re driven by creativity, passion, and the belief that together, we can build a cleaner future. We’re looking for self-motivated, hands-on doers who love to learn, work hard, and make things happen—if that’s you, you belong on our team.

Position Summary

The Quality Assurance Technician in the production department plays a crucial role in maintaining the quality and consistency of products throughout the manufacturing process. This position is responsible for performing quality control inspections, traceability, ensuring compliance with established standards, and identifying areas for improvement. When required Technician will support production operations, operating bottling lines, forklift operations or other as required.

Responsibilities

• Microbiological analysis:
  • Collect various daily samples and perform microbial analysis on each sample daily.
  • Report all non-conformances for corrective action to QA Manager and take appropriate actions to resolve.
  • Prepare corrective action reports and non-conformance reports when required and tagging/blocking non-conforming materials/product and control of the inventory of these materials
  • Testing and Verification of results - Water Testing - Test for TDS, turbidity, pH, water temperature, ozone, weight and any special customer testing request
• Equipment Calibration:
  • Calibrate all testing equipment at required schedule.
  • Ensure ozone settings and ozone records are complete and accurate.
• Water Testing:
  • Testing and verification of results for raw and finished product water, including but not limited to TDS, turbidity, pH, water temperature, ozone, bottle weight.
  • Prepare product water according to customer specification and ensure that all analysis are within specification.
• Plastics Testing:
  • Test for the quality of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished product recycled plastic products used in the making of our finished product bottled water.
• Audits:
  • Participate in various facility audits with the QA Manager. Ensure all finished product and raw materials are within specification. Ensure all GMPs and HACCP procedures are followed and conduct internal inspections.
  • Complies with corporate HACCP and SQF programs, assists in applying all program elements to the Feversham facility ensuring compliance with functional area responsibilities.
• Other Key Responsibilities:
  • Ensure all finished product and raw materials are within specification.
  • Train machine operators on Quality standards.
  • Support production operations when required i.e. operate bottling line, operator forklift or other as needed.
  • Daily sanitation tasks as well as other sanitation tasks as assigned.
  • Responsible for chemicals in the lab, assisting with maintaining inventory lists and ordering.
  • Responsible for all equipment functions involving the preparation and flow of product water to each production line (product and water changeovers).
  • Prepare corrective action reports and non-conformance reports when required and tagging/blocking non-conforming materials/product.

Education/Skills/Experience

• Functional Technical Skills: Previous Quality/Sanitation experience in a food processing atmosphere preferred. Working knowledge of office automation tools including Excel, Word, Power Point as well as computerized equipment to perform QA analysis is also preferred.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, able to crouch, bend and kneel, as well as capable of heavy lifting and carrying.
• We are willing to train the right candidate.

Working Environment and Physical Demands

• Physically fit to do manual labour tasks in a large-scale industrial facility.
• Must be able to perform repetitive tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, bending, twisting, kneeling, reaching, and lifting.

Please let Ice River Sustainable Solutions know if you require accommodation during the hiring and selection process and we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements. Ice River Sustainable Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, we welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ2S+ persons.

Note To Recruiting Agencies

Ice River Sustainable Solutions does not respond to unsolicited emails from third party recruiters acting on behalf of job seekers. All candidates are encouraged to create their own online profile, allowing us to reference resumes effectively and advise when opportunities match your knowledge and skills. Any profiles created by recruiters on behalf of job seeking candidates will be deleted. This practice threatens future interactions between third party recruiters and Ice River Sustainable Solutions recruitment.