Impact-Driven Quality & Food Safety Technician

Ocean Spray Cranberries; Aberdeen (WA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Spray Cranberries is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Technician to join the Markham production facility team. You will work with the operations group to ensure food quality standards are met with no exceptions, providing testing, analysis and support to maintain production schedules.

The role involves training manufacturing staff on quality systems, performing lab calibrations, and assisting with QA verification, sanitation, and safety programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Associates Degree in Food Science or related field preferred.
• 1 - 3 years prior production/manufacturing experience OR 2+ years relevant lab technician experience.
• Food/beverage industry experience a plus.
• Requires good mathematical ability to perform quality related calculations, good analytical skills, and effective interpersonal communication skills to work constructively in a team environment.
• Requires good computer, Word processing, and email skills.
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to meet deadlines and accomplish tasks accurately while working under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality testing, analysis and review to ensure that production quality and schedule standards are being achieved.
• Train and support manufacturing personnel in quality systems to maximize product quality.
• Initiate problem-solving activities relating to quality parameter issues
• Support the continuous training, record keeping and maintenance of the food safety and quality practices within the plant.
• Act as point of contact and through professional judgment and evaluation, suggest resolution to food safety and quality concerns in the absence of the Quality Manager
• Support and promote food safety and quality program indicatives within the plant environment
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, maintain, and operate all lab equipment
• Follow all safety policies and procedures, including laboratory safety and chemical handling
• Perform QA verification of cleaned equipment, and support/assist with sanitation
• Perform Positive Release duties and micro testing when required
• Perform FM investigations and product holds when required

Skills

Quality testing

Analytical skills

Communication

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science

Associate's Degree in Food Science

Tools

Lab equipment calibration

Job description

Ocean Spray Cranberries is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Technician to join the Markham production facility team. You will work with the operations group to ensure food quality standards are met with no exceptions, providing testing, analysis and support to maintain production schedules.

The role involves training manufacturing staff on quality systems, performing lab calibrations, and assisting with QA verification, sanitation, and safety programs.