Onsite Beverage Process Technician — Sign-On Bonus

Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc.; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Retention Bonuses

Annual Merit Increases

Bonuses subject to tax

Job summary

Lassonde Pappas & Co. seeks a Process Technician for our Hendersonville, NC beverage facility to supervise daily food processes and train production staff in methods and technologies.

You will work under the Process Manager to ensure GMP compliance, optimize sanitation, calibration, and process controls while collaborating with QA, purchasing, and maintenance teams in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ food processing and packaging experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in science/Engineering or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Synthesis and analysis mindset
• Developed mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge in automation and processing controls
• Capacity to direct several projects at a time
• Knowledge of standard GMP
• Facilitates communication on all levels with a flexible approach.
• Basic knowledge of the processing software data (MS Office, Interal, SharePoint, Cognos C11)
• Experience in the food/beverage industry
• Experience in Manufacturing or production environment.
• Must have excellent time management skills.
• Ability to direct, coach and train others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detailed oriented and can multi-task.
• Experience with Thermal processing is a plus.
• Experience with Aseptic fillers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Elaborates and ensures the daily technical follow-up of production operation procedures, specifications, and good manufacturing practice in collaboration with the Production Supervisor.
• Ensures the conformity of the methods and the processing control systems.
• Ensures compliance of programs such as preventive sanitary maintenance of equipment components, calibration of transmitters, training, process control and sanitation.
• In collaboration with various participants, identifies problems and anomalies. Analyses and proposes practical and effective solutions.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining production and sanitation procedures, and ensuring they are kept up to date.
• Collaborates with person responsible for training plant employees on the procedures and methods of existing processes, as well as new technologies.
• Verifies the effectiveness, price and safety of detergents used for sanitation, while maximizing the effective dosage of these products.
• Supervises and/or carries out technical studies, gathering current research data pertinent to the technical development and the improvement of existing technologies.
• Supervises and/or carries out technical studies relating to water consumption and rejection of effluents in the plant.
• Ensures close cooperation with the Purchasing and Quality Control departments relating to the settlement of complaints or claims which involve technical complaints about containers and packaging material.
• Maintains effective communication with various departments.
• Approves various packaging specifications as required.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Skills

Food processing experience

Packaging experience

Automation awareness

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in science/Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Interal

SharePoint

Cognos C11

Job description

Lassonde Pappas & Co. seeks a Process Technician for our Hendersonville, NC beverage facility to supervise daily food processes and train production staff in methods and technologies.

You will work under the Process Manager to ensure GMP compliance, optimize sanitation, calibration, and process controls while collaborating with QA, purchasing, and maintenance teams in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.