About this opportunity
Commercial Creamery Company Inc lists this Quality Control Technician 2nd Shift opportunity in jerome, Idaho. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Quality Control Technician 2nd ShiftTests and inspects products at various stages of production process to ensure products compile and maintain a consistent quality.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:General Food SafetyUnderstands, 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.Check the quality of samples to ensure the color, flavor, salt, moisture, pH and acidity, etc. is consistent and that the product is free from discrepancies (lumps, specks, etc.).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, 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 and 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 retain library is up to date.Stock and maintain an organized and clean environment in the labs to prevent contamination to the tests. Conduct product cook-ups, color and flavor checks, sieve analysis, 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 supervisor in placing holds on products that are out of specification and track items in the ERP.Conduct scale weight checks in plant.Accurately weigh small amounts of ingredients for production.Knowledge/Experience/Skills:Self-motivated and ability to work with little supervisionMust be dependable and trustworthyDetail oriented, accurate and excellent record keeping skillsStrategic thinker with good judgment, decisiveness, and interpersonal skills General computer knowledge
Worksite address
jerome, ID, 83338, US
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