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Heartland Coca-Cola · 1 day ago

Quality Assurance Lab Technician - Nights

Olathe, KS

Part-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$24/hr - $24/hr

1+ years exp

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company produces, sells, and distributes the highest quality and best tasting Coca-Cola and Monster Beverages across the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. The QA Tech conducts various checks and tests of raw, in-process, and finished products to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards.

Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturingSales

Responsibilities

Uphold all safety practices to prevent injury from unsafe work practices and/or conditions. Report all safety hazards or potential hazards to the safety team representative and management

Monitor and perform plant sanitation, housekeeping and personal hygiene as outlined by Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for food processing facilities in CFR (Title 21, part 117) and current company policies

Perform standardized quality samplings and audits during production; organize collected data into electronic logbooks, databases, and report variances and non-conformities to plant management

Follow all required work instructions, work aids and documents as they pertain to Quality, Environment, Safety, and Food Safety

Understand, monitor and act accordingly to support ISO-GFSI compliance, FDA-FSMA regulatory requirements, Food Safety & Quality programs as implemented by the company. This individual has the authority and responsibility to stop production should the product be out of specification and/or observed food safety or compliance breach

Performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of incoming, in process and finished materials using standardized procedures. These checks may include, but are not limited to Sensory, pH, Titratable Acidity, Brix, Carbon Dioxide, Density, Total Dissolved Solids, Microbiological Sampling, and testing, etc

Conduct package quality inspection and quality audits and isolate product that does not meet standards

Standardize and calibrate laboratory equipment, troubleshoot systems, equipment, and processes for the department

Assist the Quality Assurance management team with any projects as designated

Actively participate in continuous improvement opportunities, lean practices, six sigma, 5S, food safety, environmental and plant safety programs

Pursue excellence; continuously develop technical and personal skills to achieve plant-wide world class manufacturing environment

Qualification

Quality AssuranceFood Safety StandardsLaboratory Equipment CalibrationAnalytical SkillsComputer ProficiencyTeam CollaborationAttention to DetailInitiativeCommunication SkillsFlexibility

Required

Minimum of one year of work experience required

Demonstrated ability to participate in a positive and engaged team atmosphere

Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy

Familiarity with lab safety and handling of hazardous materials. Must be able to read, write, and speak English to properly understand and relay important safety and quality information

Capable of working well with others and maintaining excellent interdepartmental relationships

Readily accepts instruction from management and supervisors and executes effectively

Must be able to take initiative and work independently at times

Needs to be reliable and open to a flexible schedule

Strong computer comprehension capabilities, including Word, Excel, and various quality system applications