Refresco · 8 hours ago
Quality Technician
Concord, PA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$21.59/hr - $28.79/hrRefresco is the world’s largest bottler for retailers and A-brands, aiming to put their drinks on every table. The Quality Technician role involves batching and testing soft drinks, ensuring quality control compliance, performing chemical and microbiological analyses, and maintaining communication with production regarding schedules and syrup batch issues.
Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageFood Processing
Responsibilities
Perform required tests in SPC data system at the standard frequency including CO2, brix, TA, air, codes, dew point, taste, odor, appearance, contents, sodium, etc
Perform control drinks test as needed
Perform can seam check at required frequency
Perform weekly full round net content of filler
Perform product changeovers at filler
Valve troubleshooting and rebuilding
Assist, train and mentor other lab techs with operational problems such as syrup issues, lab testing, CIP, micros, filler changeovers to improve effectiveness
Assist as needed in production report filing, updating formulas, vendor information or any other lab related documents
Verify and oversee water room testing and PM work as needed to insure compliance
Verify that all production schedules are current and communicated to all depts
Be SQF ready at all times by completing tours and following up on any issues
Assist QA Manager and or Supervisor as needed
Maintain communication with production regarding schedules and changes, syrup batch issues, etc
Correct batch as needed according to the control drink results
Ensure syrup tanks and High Shear mixer are CIP and have been verified clean by performing Taste, Odor, and Appearance testing
Ensure every tank has been 7-stepped CIP at least once per week and before batching sensitive products. Maintain use of Chart Recorder
Ensure that empty bags and containers are properly discarded of
Follow all GMP guidelines at all times
Keep work area clean and organized, keeping overhead door closed when not bringing in materials
Ensure caps, gaskets, clamps, etc are kept clean and dry
Ensure tanks are capped off and doors are closed after CIP
Back up for this position is another trained lab tech
Must have an understanding of SQF, responsible for Food, Safety/Food Quality and to notify a person with the authority to take action for any Food Safety or Food Quality issue
Responsible for accurately following batch instruction sheets, dispensing and weighing dry ingredient weight and lot numbers
Batch syrup using correct formulation and mixing instructions
Physically lift ingredient bags up to 50 lbs and manually open 1 to 5 gallon pails and jugs
Must have computer skills for requesting bulk ingredients through HMI (Human Machine Interface)
Operate cleaning in place (CIP) system and use transfer cleaning chemicals
Review daily production schedules to coordinate what product to run
Maintain the cleanliness of the batching and sugar rooms
Ensure all Safety Standard (Company or Regulatory) are met at all times
Ensure all Company Good Manufacturing Standards are met at all times
Qualification
Required
High school standard of education
BS/BA in a scientific field, preferably Microbiology, with at least 1 college level course in Microbiology
Understanding of GMP and Lab Safety, Standard Methods and processes
Preferred
Soft drinks experience preferred
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid holidays and vacation
Well-being benefits
Discount programs
Company
Refresco
Refresco is a global independent beverage solutions provider offering a wide range of products and packaging options.
Founded in 1999
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$432.76M2024-07-29Debt Financing· $432.76M
2022-02-22Acquired
2015-03-27IPO
Leadership Team
Vincent Delozière
Chief Commercial Officer / ExCom member
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