Food Safety Quality Control Technician (3rd Shift: Multi Facility) (1193)

Perricone Juices (aka Perricone Farms), a leading citrus juice supplier located in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach, FL.  We are looking to hire a Quality Control Technician to join our team!  If you are seeking long-term, consistent, full-time/year-round employment, and you like a fast-paced, physical position that keeps you active with an above-average benefits package this is the place for you!

Pay Rate: $17 per hour + $1.50 Differential

Shift / Hours: (3rd Shift) Mon – Fri @ 11:00pm to 7:30am, possible weekend work (If needed)

Multi-Facility Coverage: Delivering comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Assurance oversight across multiple facilities (Fort Pierce & Vero Beach) on a rotating schedule, ensuring consistent compliance, high standards, and seamless integration of safety protocols across diverse production environments

Summary:

As a Quality Control (QC) Technician, you'll be responsible for monitoring quality assurance activities from the receipt of raw materials to processing into finished product and ensuring product is within guidelines and Quality Control (QC) specifications.  This role includes monitoring and supporting all departments and two facilities (Fort Pierce & Vero Beach) by performing the following duties: 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect the quality of incoming fruit loads as well as testing such loads.
• Responsible for verifying as well as maintaining the Peracetic Acid concentration for Fruit Washing to meet FDA guidelines.
• Obtain and test all raw juice, WIP, oil, and finished products, using current lab testing methods and techniques, and verifying the results against internal and/or customer specifications.
• Calibrate, maintain, and use various laboratory equipment and instruments, such as Refractometers, pH meters, scales, and a spectrometer.
• Load, unload, dispatch, as well as receive tankers and/or other bulk juice containers.
• Track and verify juice in tanks in accordance with production needs and ensure that data is recorded on bulk manifest on an ongoing basis daily.
• Verify the presence of PPE, such as hairnets, facemasks, gloves, etc. used for all plant employees and stocking them when applicable.
• Updates bottling board daily and as needed throughout the shift.
• Obtain retain and micro samples for all bottled and juice tanker samples.
• Responsible for monitoring and filling hand dip and footbaths as needed, throughout the shift in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Verify and record the temperature for juice tanks, the cooler, and the freezer on the appropriate documentation.
• Prep and distribute a blank grade out report to the production area.
• Record all results on respective paperwork and/or electronic platforms, such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Redzone, and/or BatchMaster to ensure HACCP guidelines are met.

Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:

• Comply with all Plant, State, and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, cGMP, and SQF regulations/standards.
• Conduct all verification activities to assure finished product complies with food safety and quality specifications.
• Responsible for Non-GMO SGS Supply Chain Standards.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.