Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician

To ensure that all Company products meet our high Quality and Food Safety Standard. The Quality Assurance Technician ensures that our customers and consumers have a great product experience by ensuring all products meet or exceed applicable local and international regulations.

  Test incoming raw material to ensure specifications compliance (labels, preforms, trays, caps, bottles etc.) in accordance with the Quality Monitoring Scheme (QMS).

• Review/validate Raw Material Warehouse reports of the material received
• Comply with schedule with the testing. Release and authorize materials to be used.
• This is a functional competence ie knowledge of the job so I moved it
• Operate Mixer to ensure flavor change is done properly and ensures initial product is within specifications.
• Conduct all checks, tests, and monitoring activities during the time stipulated, and according to the test methods described in the Laboratory Quality Manual and in accordance to the QMS and HACCP Plan (critical control points).
• Inform the maintenance personnel and Production Supervisors of any non-conformances.
• Accurate and timely documentation of test/ monitoring results in the appropriate approved physical and electronic formats
• Isolate any non-conforming products and affix stickers indicating Hold/ Reject Status alone with required information
• Liaise with the technicians from the previous shift to effect a detailed hand over.
• Authorize the stop of operations when any critical non-conforming events occur in accordance with the QMS
• Verify that lines are cleaned according to specification and the schedule of the Quality System (Flavor changing Matrix, Food Safety, etc.)
  • Conduct testing on chemicals to verify proper chemical concentrations
  • Connect the pipes in accordance with the circuit to be cleaned
  • Monitor the conditions of the CIP and trouble shoot non-conforming events
  • Operate Water treatment facilities and equipment such as but not limited to: Reverse Osmosis Systems, Micron Filters, UV Systems, and Product Pumps among others.
  • Change and sanitize product water tanks.
  • Conduct maintenance on the system as required.
  • Verify that all specifications are met, changes and adjusts the operation and chemicals as required

Requirements:

• 5 CXC O Levels including Mathematics, Science and English.
• Diploma in Science or a related discipline would be considered an asset.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience working in a laboratory or bottling plant.
• Must be able to work on a 3 shift system (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm & 10pm-6am).