QC Specialist

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc.; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental

Vision

Life insurance

STD/LTD

Paid vacation

Profit sharing

401k with match

Job summary

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. (PRCP) seeks a Quality Control Specialist for its Bartow, FL facility. The role authenticates product quality from raw materials through finished goods, conducting tests, collecting data, and documenting results to ensure compliance with GMP and food safety standards.

The successful candidate will support QA initiatives, operate analytical equipment, and assist production teams while maintaining strict quality controls and OSHA-compliant practices.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; lab experience preferred.
• Must read, write, speak and understand English.
• Able to work eight- or twelve-hour shifts, including overtime.
• Able to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive tasks.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Demonstrates good judgment and ability to multitask.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficient with MS Windows and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze incoming ingredients, in-process, and finished products per specifications.
• Monitor production lines to ensure quality and package integrity.
• Verify accuracy of product codes, labels, cases, cartons, and seals.
• Check fill temperatures, weights, and heights of finished product.
• Perform complete package quality inspections as required.
• Collect samples for quality testing and maintain records.
• Perform microbiological analysis on ingredients and finished goods.
• Maintain calibration of analytical equipment and updated reports.
• Comply with FDA, USDA, GMP policies and internal SOPs.
• Assist blenders as assigned by Supervisors or Team Leaders.

Skills

English proficiency

Shift flexibility

Quality awareness

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Education

HS Diploma

Tools

MS Windows

MS Excel

Job description

Quality Control Specialist

2-2-3 Schedule 5:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. - Clower Facility

Quality Control Specialist

2-2-3 Schedule 5:00p.m. to 5:00a.m.

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. - Clower Facility

POSITION SUMMARY:

The position ensures that product, packaging and process norms comply with quality and food safety standards for the company’s beverage base blending/packaging facility located in Bartow, FL. This position performs quality auditing functions by testing, collecting data, and analyzing findings on raw materials, in-process, and finished goods.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze incoming ingredients, in-process, and finished products (e.g., Brix, acid, flavor, color, pulp, taste, oil, ascorbic acid, foreign material, etc.) per specifications.
• Monitor/inspect production lines to ensure quality and package integrity are within specifications.
• Verify accuracy of product codes, labels, cases, cartons, packages, sleeves, seals, and shrink-wrap.
• Check fill temperatures, fill weights, and fill heights of finished product.
• Perform complete package quality inspections as required.
• Collect samples for quality testing.
• Perform microbiological analysis on incoming ingredients and finished products.
• Complete all documentation associated with quality checks.
• Maintain accurate reports daily and file Quality and Production generated paperwork.
• Place raw materials and finished product on hold.
• Monitor sorting of hold product as needed.
• Monitor all quality checks performed by production.
• Maintain analytical equipment and perform required daily calibrations.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the use of control charts to monitor analytical equipment.
• Prepare standard solutions and reagents.
• Utilize proper chemical handling procedures.
• Monitor laboratory supply inventory; notify when reordering is necessary.
• Monitor and inspect sanitation activities.
• Analyze CIP and acid sanitizer solutions.
• Maintain equipment and area cleanliness to ensure compliance with all GMP standards.
• Assist blenders as assigned by Supervisors or Team Leaders.
• Comply with FDA, USDA, and GMP policies. Perform all tasks in a safe manner to ensure achievement of Quality, Food Safety, and Cost objectives. Comply with all standard operating procedures and requirements under PRCP Quality System.
• Participate in the quality improvement process.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or GED required. Citrus and/or laboratory experience or additional education which includes laboratory experience.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand instructions given in English.
• Ability to work eight-hour shifts, 12 hour shifts or other work schedules as determined by business need, including overtime as required.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive tasks at a lab bench.
• Ability to detect color changes in chemical testing.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Good judgement with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Comfortable and capable seeing the big picture; able to think conceptually and strategically, yet deliver measurable results as a "hands-on" contributor.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of management.
• Ability to execute tasks independently, with the support of the senior manager
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within environment of constantly changing priorities.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with MS Windows based applications (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Access and Word)

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. (PRCP) is a vertically-integrated grower partner, fruit processor, beverage base manufacturer/packager, and solutions provider of citrus-derived products and services. Committed to producing the highest quality citrus products and delivering value to customers, PRCP supplies juices and associated ingredients to food/beverage/chemical industries that include global and regional brands as well as private label producers.

Peace River Citrus Products offers employees a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package that includes; Medical/Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Profit Sharing, and 401k with match.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace