Quality Tech II - Night Shift

Refresco Brand; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. is seeking a dedicated technician to ensure GMP and food safety across warehouse and production areas. The role focuses on quality analysis, batch documentation, and adherence to customer specifications while supporting continuous improvement and compliant production.

You will perform analytical tests, maintain lab cleanliness, and communicate findings to leadership, with emphasis on safety and accurate reporting in a fast-paced beverage environment.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to health and safety policies, GMPs, and PPE in warehouse or production areas.
• Follow food quality and safety standards per corporate/customer/governing bodies (e.g., SQF).
• Ensure products meet customer specifications per SAP and analyze raw materials, finished batches, and treated water.
• Perform chemical and physical analysis on processing materials and determine acceptability.
• Audit finished products for packaging integrity and standards compliance.
• Investigate out-of-spec conditions and recommend corrective actions with documentation.
• Enter data and confirm batches in SAP.
• Check process control parameters and ensure equipment is properly operated and maintained.
• Conduct BBSO audits and communicate findings to employees.
• Send professional emails for effective cross-level communication.
• Generate Process Orders (COR1) and print batch sheets in emergencies with manager approval.
• Stop production if food safety is questionable and alert management.
• Maintain accurate test records and complete required reports in a timely manner.
• Perform analytical tests to qualify ingredient batches for production.
• Carry out production line checks at specified intervals and ensure accurate test results via calibrated lab equipment.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness and report any out-of-spec results to leadership.
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned by leadership.
• Demonstrate Tier I skills with limited supervision.

Job description

Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the world’s largest bottler for retailers and A-brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe and North America. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how wouldYOUput our drinks on every table?

Essential Job Functions:

• Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas (including but not limited to hairnets/beard nets, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard toe and slip/oil resistant shoes, appropriate safety gloves, and seatbelts while operating forklifts).
• Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per the standard(s) provided by corporate, customer, and/or governing bodies (ex. SQF).
• Ensure all products being run conform to the customer product specifications as outlined in SAP system, and conduct analysis on raw deliveries, finished batches and treated water.
• Conduct chemical and physical analysis on raw and intermediate processing materials including packaging materials and determine status of materials as acceptable or unacceptable.
• Evaluate finished products against current standards by performing audits to monitor all aspects of finished product and packaging integrity.
• Investigate all out of specification conditions and make recommendations for corrective action and document.
• Enter data into and confirm batches in SAP.
• Check process control parameters to assure proper equipment application and operation is being maintained by performing secure seal, closure torque and seaming checks.
• Effectively perform BBSO audits and provides feedback to the employee observed.
• Can send professional emails as required to provide effective communication to all levels of the organization.
• Understands how to generate a Process Order (COR1) and print batch sheet in emergency situations with Manager approval.
• Stop any production which may be questionable in terms of Food Safety and immediately alert a member of the management team.
• Maintain accurate, legible records of all tests and retests performed. Complete all other required reports (work orders, action reports, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Perform analytical tests required to qualify ingredient batches for production.
• Perform production line checks at specified intervals.
• Ensure accurate test results by maintaining proper operation and calibration of laboratory equipment.
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness at all times.
• Report all out of specification results to designated leadership.
• Complete special projects and other reasonable duties as assigned by leadership.
• Has demonstrated Tier I skills have been sustained at an acceptable level with limited supervision.

A Career with Refresco

Refresco offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, which include:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation

Equal Opportunity Employer

Refresco Beverages US, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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