Quality Assurance Laboratory Technicians - Edmonton, Canada - Agropur

Agropur

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Type:
Regular

POSITION:
QC TECHNICIAN - FULL TIME

DAYS/

HOURS OF WORK:
Monday to Friday Night Shift 14:30 to 23:00/ 40 hours per week. Other days / hours may be requested as required.

WAGES:
AS PER WAGE AND CLASSIFICATION APPENDIX 'œA'(Currently $31.09 per hour)

BENEFITS:

AS PER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
- ______________________________________

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
'¢ 4 year University Bachelors Degree in Food Science, Microbiology or Food Technology.

'¢ Proficient in Word, Excel, Access and Power Point.

'¢ Good understanding of Quality and Food Safety Program and documentation control.

'¢ Inquisitive and analytical abilities to solve production quality issues

'¢ Knowledge of basic food industry lab test methods and HACCP.

JOB SUMMARY:
'¢ Directly reporting to QC Manager the QA Technician is responsible to ensure that
- '¢ Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.

'¢ Quality and Food Safety standards are met. This is ensured through a mixture of "time on the floor" monitoring employee practices.

'¢ Inspecting equipment and premises, and collecting samples/ swabs, and time in the laboratory testing, calibrating, entering data, reporting, sending and receiving shipments.

'¢ Must manage time effectively and be able to manage changing priorities.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED:
'¢ Plant and equipment inspections to ensure all food safety standards are met.

'¢ Laboratory equipment calibration, analysis, prep-work, cleaning and organizing.

'¢ Sampling, testing and evaluation of ingredients, packaging materials, water, air, products during processing and finished products.

'¢ Proactively address GMP deviations by taking corrective actions as per policies and SOPs.

'¢ Collect and send samples for outside testing.

'¢ GMP, HACCP, CIP, COP, SOPs, and 5S, monitoring, recording, reporting, verifying.

'¢ Data collection, data entry, summary, and reporting.

'¢ Complete list of assigned daily tasks, working alone or in a team.

'¢ Effectively report, hold, sample and re-test materials or products that are outside specifications.

'¢ Any other duties assigned.