Quality Control Technician

Looking for a Career for Good?

Puratos is a global purpose-driven company focused on bringing people together through food innovation for good. We offer a full range of innovative food ingredients and services for the bakery, patisserie, and chocolate sectors, serving artisans, retailers, industrial and food service companies in over 100 countries around the world. Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core values continue to propel our global ambitions. This coupled with our commitment to our communities is what makes working at Puratos so magical. 

We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, designed to promote a Happier, Healthier You.  This includes:

• Insurance coverage beginning the first of the month—no extra waiting period to get started
• Immediate 401(k) eligibility including a fully vested matching contribution
• Receive over 5 weeks total of paid time off within your first year of service
• Free life coaches, convenient onsite health exams, 24/7 access to Registered Nurses
• Puratos-paid insurance coverage to protect you and your family including Life and Disability insurance

 

If you are a team player looking for a quality driven and safe work environment with competitive pay, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to grow your career, we invite you to join us and experience Puratos Magic!

 

Position Overview:

Ensure that the product range meets the required quality standards by executing quality control on raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished products; food safety and quality SOP’s verification, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Must be able to safely work with automated industrial equipment, including operation, change over, and basic maintenance.
• Report all food safety and quality issues to the immediate Supervisor and/or Quality Manager. Immediately report any safety issues to the supervisor, maintenance, or management.
• Responsible for the overall safety, quality, and efficiency of their work center.
• Comply with all company SOP’s ( specific SOP’s particular for Job), GMP’s, and SQF.
• Maintain a neat and sanitary work area at all times.
• Must conform to Puratos dress code and personal protective equipment policies.
• Perform any other duties as instructed by the management.
• Run assigned lines in the most efficient and safe way, ensuring the highest quality of product and optimal output of line.
• Make sure that sanitation task for an assigned shift is completed to standards set forth by the production supervisor and quality control standard
• Receive, retain and apply necessary training needed to properly maintain line.
• Effectively communicate information to relieving operators, lead, and supervisor as needed.
• Responsible for carrying out any assigned task to ensure task production and quality is maintained.
• Pack chocolate as required by daily planning.
• Sanitize the department as described in the sanitation handbook.
• Ensure that quality is part of the daily work.
• Ensure that PCU produces and delivers Safe Quality Products.
• Follow GMP’s and food defense Guidelines.
• Ensure that allergen control is followed through throughout work place.
• Follow proper changeovers/cleaning procedures.
• Ensure that packaging paperwork is properly documented

 

Competencies/Profile:

• Education experience
  • Minimum - 2 Year / Associate Degree
• Work Experience
  • Minimum – 1 year
  • Maximum – 3 years

 

Prior Knowledge/Experience

• Must be able to use necessary computer screens as instructed. Must be able to have basic computer literacy and understanding of the operating systems
• Must demonstrate the ability to communicate both orally and in written form.
• Must demonstrate the ability to read and understand system instruction and training materials and show the ability to execute.
• Must be able to follow instructions.
• Must be able to learn computer systems and use of SAP technology
• Must demonstrate specific prior experience that is directly pertinent to the skills required and operation involved.
• Must be able to perform all job functions pertinent to the process
• SQF training, GMP training, SOP training