QUALITY CONTROL - QUALITY TECHNICIAN - 1st Shift

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QUALITY CONTROL - QUALITY TECHNICIAN - 1st Shift
Quality Control Technician

Overall Goal of Position:

Performs quality checks and laboratory analysis under the instruction of management for the support of production, and helps make OurRecipe@SauerBrands:

Job Summary

Quality Control Technicians are responsible for testing materials and finished products to ensure they conform to all applicable laws and company standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Perform salt and acidity testing on finished products and in-process samples using titrators.
• Perform moisture and fat analysis of finished products, slurries, and starches using the CEM Smart Trac.
• Perform viscosity, Brix, and pH testing on finished products.
• Perform fineness of grind test on incoming mustard samples.
• Check Retail and food service production lines for weight control, cap torque, case codes, fill level, seal integrity, oil temperature, and bottle codes as needed.
• Perform pH meter, thermometer, and refractometer calibrations.
• Assist in tracking, isolating, and placing out-of-specification products on QC Hold.
• Check portion control production lines for weight control, film seal, and proper coding.
• Perform % peroxide value, color test, cold test, and a free fatty acid test on incoming oils.
• Flavor and color approval of pourable salad dressings.
• Helps maintain QC lab in a clean and orderly manner.
• Was assigned special projects such as headspace and weight studies.
• Monitored HACCP CCPs (pH, water activity, glass breakage, and x-ray.
• Trained new employees on all QC lab tech duties.

Performance Standards (the criteria that will be used to evaluate performance)

• Safety
◦ Wears PPE, attends safety meetings, shows a commitment to their personal safety as well as the safety of their peers; practices SafeStart concepts
• Quality
◦ Accurate and complete paperwork, no discipline issued for quality; sanitation/housekeeping up to company training standards
• Initiative
◦ Sees what needs to be done and does its w/o being asked; suggests/implements solutions to problems; embraces change to help increase productivity; accepts and implements new procedures as directed
• Attendance
◦ Shows up on time, ready to work the whole shift each day; accurate with breaks; minimal missed punches
• Communication
◦ Creates open channels of communication with all levels of the team; expresses ideas clearly and concisely; keeps others well informed as needed; listens carefully to input and feedback
• Integrity
◦ Demonstrates responsible and honest behavior in all roles, tasks, and responsibilities; demonstrates understanding and respect for all people of all backgrounds
• Teamwork
◦ Demonstrates positive working relationships with co-workers and effectively handles conflict situations; embraces new ideas and opinions and trusts fellow co-workers; seeks win-win solutions with co-workers
• Job Knowledge/Training
◦ Has good knowledge of techniques, processes, procedures, services, equipment, and materials required to perform the job; keeps current with all company-required training courses
• Culture Building
◦ Organizational Health KPIs
◦ KPIs for OurRecipe
• What you do and how you act
◦ Leadership and contribution to the overall success of SBI
◦ Personal Effectiveness-meeting timelines and productivity requirements (quantity and quality of work)
◦ Personal interaction, communication, and teamwork with internal and external parties, consistent with OurRecipe@SauerBrands.


What We Are Looking For: Characteristics, skills, experience, education, and performance history needed for success in the position:

• Personal Characteristics
◦ Professional Demeanor
◦ Entrepreneurial drive and the desire to “build a business”.
◦ Passionate, outgoing, energetic, and results-oriented personality
◦ Overall confidence in one ability and comfortable communicating the facts
◦ Smart, creative, and inquisitive
◦ Character and Integrity-Does the right thing even when no one is looking
◦ Disciplined approach, and accountability for KPIs.
◦ No excuses mindset. Accountable and reliable.
◦ Dependable team player with a positive attitude
◦ Determination/Grit-Pursuit of Excellence
◦ Passion for organization, and attention to detail
◦ Personal values that mesh with SBI values
• Performance History


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