What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Technician position at Commercial Creamery Company?
Job Description
Summary: Tests and inspects products at various stages of the production process to ensure products are compiled and maintain a consistent quality.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
General Food Safety
- Understands, follows, and enforces all established Safety, Health, Food Defense, Food Safety, GFSI, SQF, FSMA, current GMP, and Company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.
- Follow all GLPs (Good Laboratory Practices) and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), including using appropriate tools (gloves, safety glasses, chemical aprons, etc.) to ensure chemicals and tests are handled and conducted appropriately and to ensure cross-contamination does not occur.
- Ensures that product quality is an absolute priority.
Product and Ingredient Testing:
- Conduct quality control of raw materials, work in progress, and finished products to ensure that results meet specified requirements.
- Become proficient in all analytical procedures, including, but not limited to, electric and manual titration, moisture and fat analysis, water activity, sieve, angle of repose, and colorimeter.
- Perform all analytical tests, including: CEM fat and moisture analysis, Denver Instrument and microwave, pH, titratable acidity, salt, sodium, free fatty acid, cheese solubility test, capsicum heat test, ash, and water activity.
- Perform all Physical tests, including color by Hunter, Viscosity by Brookfield, Bostwick Consistometer, and Bulk Density.
- Clean, maintain, and calibrate laboratory equipment, including scales, titrators, microwaves, stoves, etc.
- Pull samples sanitarily for line tests, micro tests, retains, etc., and ensure the retain library is up to date.
- Conduct product cook-ups, color and flavor checks, sieve analysis, and microwave oven moisture. Record Keeping and Production Compliance:
- Check product labels to ensure product/lot/batch numbers are correct and the packaging is clean and free from defects.
- Maintain accurate records of product specification test results on both the company's ERP system and by written documentation.
- Assist the supervisor in placing holds on products that are out of specification and track items in the ERP.
- Conduct Product Change-over inspections, PPE Inspections, Hand & Boot Swab inspections, and scale weight checks in the plant.
- Accurately weigh small amounts of ingredients for production.
Knowledge/Experience/Skills:
- Self-motivated and have the ability to work with little supervision
- Must be dependable and trustworthy
- Detail oriented, accurate, and excellent record keeping skills
- Strategic thinker with good judgment, decisiveness, and interpersonal skills
- General computer knowledge
- Able to lift and carry 50 lbs.