Production Technician Lvl 1

QualiTech; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Quali Tech, LLC in Minnesota is seeking a Production Technician for its food solutions division to blend and pack products, maintain material traceability, and uphold safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

The role requires following GMPs, working shifts Mon-Fri in various times, and assisting in ensuring accurate labeling and adherence to food safety programs. Join a family-feel, professionally run company committed to quality and customer service.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Understanding of basic technology of area where assigned.
• Knowledge of quality, food safety and safe work procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure ingredient traceability by accurately recording lot numbers in batch sheets.
• Ensure compliance with allergen control measures during batching.
• Equipment allergen clean-up and sanitation as assigned by management.
• Ensure compliance to finished product weight requirements.
• Periodic magnet cleaning.
• Periodic checking of metal detectors.
• Record lot numbers on the packaging log and confirm lot on the product label.
• Record the lot number of packaging material or equivalent to ensure packaging traceability.
• Follow Hold & Release policies regarding non-conforming products.
• Follow rework/blend back policies.
• Package designated products as instructed.
• Obtain proper bags from packaging areas.
• Sample product and report irregularities to management.
• Maintain clean working areas.
• Follow GMPs in place.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Quality control basics

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Quali Tech, LLC is a manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition, and food ingredients products and services. Found in 1967, Quali Tech has been developing new techniques to formulate specialized combinations of ingredients resulting in high quality, cost-effective and innovative products and services guided by our values. World Class Customer Service Uncompromising Quality Family Feel/Professionally Run Qualitech is looking for a Production Technician for their food solutions division. This person will blends & packs products with respect to production, quality, safety and sanitation in an efficient manner. Responsible for following Company food safety and quality programs and assisting in the investigation and correction of any non-conformance.

• 1st Shift - Monday - Friday - 5am to 1.30pm
• 2nd Shift - Monday - Friday - 1pm to 9.30pm ($2 Shift Differential)
• 3rd Shift - Monday - Friday - 9pm to 5.30am ($3 Shift Differential)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure ingredient traceability by accurately recording lot numbers in batch sheets.
• Ensure compliance with Company allergen control measures during batching operations.
• Equipment allergen clean-up and any other cleaning/sanitation related activities as assigned by management.
• Ensure compliance to finished product weight requirements.
• Periodic magnet cleaning.
• Periodic checking of metal detectors.
• Ensure product traceability by accurately recording the lot number on the packaging log and confirming lot on the product label.
• Ensure packaging traceability by accurately recording the lot number of the packaging material or equivalent.
• Ensure compliance with Hold & Release policies regarding non-conforming products.
• Ensure compliance with Company rework/blend back policies.
• Packages designated products as instructed.
• Obtains proper bags from packaging areas.
• Samples product and reports irregularities to management.
• Maintains clean working areas.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) in place.

Education, Experience, Skills:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Understanding of basic technology of area where assigned.
• Knowledge of quality, food safety and safe work procedures