Confectionery Quality Technician | Lab & Food Safety

Perfetti Van Melle; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Annual bonus

Candy allotment

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401k with match

Well-being subsidy

Maternity/Paternity leave

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Sam's Club membership

Tuition reimbursement

Service awards

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle in Rockford, IL is seeking a Quality Technician to join the Quality Team. The role focuses on incoming material and ingredient testing, in-process testing, and supporting quality control tasks including first case verifications and GMP audits.

You will test raw materials, assist with consumer complaint monitoring, train on Food Safety topics, and help drive continuous improvement with the RDQ team.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject required.
• PCQI certification preferred (or ability to obtain certifications).
• Previous QC Lab experience in an FDA regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with lab equipment including but not limited to: HPLC, ICP-MS, liquid and gas chromatography
• Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), testing/sampling methods, QMS, GMPs, HACCP, FDA and OSHA regulations.
• Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP, JDA, and TraceGains required.
• Experience with quality control activities (e.g. incoming material/finished product testing, release, holds).
• Understanding of supplier, material and finished product manufacturing quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret raw, packaging and finished product specifications, and make release or reject recommendations/decisions.
• Understanding of ISO:9001/FSSC22000 food safety and food defense requirements.
• Ability to anticipate potential issues and communicate clearly with internal and external business partners locally and globally.
• Ability to collaborate, build relationships and effectively communicate internally and externally.
• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize and meet strict deadlines.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to independently solve technical problems with limited information and supervision.
• Demonstrate strengths in decision making, analytical and organizational skills.
• Understanding of root cause analysis and CAPA concepts.

Responsibilities

• Gathering, interpreting, actioning and reporting results from lab equipment.
• Inspection and testing of incoming ingredients and materials.
• Assist Food Safety Specialist with consumer complaint monitoring and resolution.
• Test product retains and samples returned from consumers, report data, and trending.
• Assist with delivering training for Food Safety topics such as Allergens, GMPs, CCPs, etc.
• Support Quality Control Technicians with tasks including but not limited to: First cases and production verification checks; Bracketing and initiating Hold and release for nonconforming products; Perform GMP audits; Micro sampling.
• Support Quality and Food Safety continuous improvement initiatives for cost reduction and R&D/Packaging projects as assigned.
• Work with the local RDQ team to understand customer and consumer requirements and make recommendations on changes or updates to technical specifications with local business partners.
• Facilitate rework process and collaborate with Operations to ensure documentation is completed, approved, and product is correctly dispositioned in the system. Escalate as needed for urgent rework items.
• Develop and maintain lab testing processes, procedures, and train the organization to ensure standardization between shifts and functions.
• Lead finished product assessment process by creating test assessment protocols that define sample sizes, test requirements and accept/reject criteria.

Skills

QC Lab experience

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Multitasking

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

HPLC

ICP-MS

Chromatography

Microsoft Office

SAP

JDA

TraceGains

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle in Rockford, IL is seeking a Quality Technician to join the Quality Team. The role focuses on incoming material and ingredient testing, in-process testing, and supporting quality control tasks including first case verifications and GMP audits.

You will test raw materials, assist with consumer complaint monitoring, train on Food Safety topics, and help drive continuous improvement with the RDQ team.