Beverage Industry - Quality Technician Floater

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily QA/PRP walkthroughs and leak checks.
• Perform calibration and verification of QA/laboratory equipment, including thermometers, refractometers/Brix equipment, pipettes, and pH meters.
• Maintain accurate calibration records and identify equipment approaching its calibration due date.
• Coordinate the repair or replacement of malfunctioning QA equipment.
• Maintain QA and laboratory inventory, including reagents, standards, test strips, swabs, sample containers, and laboratory supplies.
• Monitor inventory levels, order supplies, and check expiration dates.
• Perform scheduled weekly environmental monitoring swabs and assist with monthly pathogen environmental monitoring.
• Prepare, label, document, and coordinate shipment of environmental and other regulatory samples to outside laboratories.
• Collect sugar and raw material samples as applicable.
• Review CIP documentation and print and organize applicable CIP trends.
• Verify required CIP parameters and documentation are complete.
• Assist with sanitation pre-operational inspections.
• Collect monthly milk samples and complete applicable PDA/regulatory documentation.
• Maintain records for block heaters, calibration strips, laboratory refrigerators/freezers, and other QA equipment.
• Collect, organize, and maintain product retain samples.
• Assist with pulling retain samples for investigations and customer complaints.
• Assist Quality and Laboratory Technicians with routine testing, sampling, documentation, and other QA support as needed.
• Assist with identifying and segregating product placed on hold.
• Assist with follow-up investigations for unacceptable environmental monitoring results.
• Create and update SOPs and work instructions as assigned.
• Assist with reviewing and trending environmental, laboratory, GMP, and other QA data.
• Maintain clean, organized, and sanitary QA and laboratory areas.
• Support Quality Assurance coverage across departments and shifts as needed.
• Perform other duties and quality-related responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree or coursework in a science-related field is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical and regulatory information.
• Basic mathematics and laboratory calculation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and computer systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and stand/walk for extended periods.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to loud noise, heavy machinery, and varying temperatures.

Experience

Schedule

• This is primarily a Monday–Friday, day shift position under normal operating conditions. However, as a Quality Technician Floater, this position is responsible for providing coverage within the QA department when staffing needs arise.
• The selected candidate must have the flexibility to work 12-hour shifts, including nights and weekends, as needed to support QA department staffing needs.

Salary

• $21.50 per hour
• Shift differential may apply when working applicable shifts.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• 10 Paid Holidays
• PTO – Vacation Time or Sick Time
• 401K Program and Company Match up to 3.5%
• Company STD & LTD (Short-Term & Long-Term Disability)
• Perfect Attendance Monthly Bonus Program up to $100.00
• Employee Referral Bonus Program up to $500.00
• For more information about our company please visit our website at www.sunnyskyproducts.com
• Sunny Sky Products is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.