QA Technician

Quality Assurance Technician

At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Quality Assurance Technician based in our Chatsworth, California manufacturing plant! In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring, testing, recording, and reacting to data pertaining to products/production processes/quality systems to ensure the highest standards of quality and food safety are met or exceeded and that products produced are in compliance with federal, state, and company specifications.

You must be capable of producing accurate results, while multi-tasking in a fast-paced work environment. You will be expected to anticipate problems/conflicts, problem-solve, and react accordingly, and maintain a proactive approach to all work tasks and any issues as they arise. The Quality Technician must be cross-trained on all Quality Laboratory functions and must maintain a thorough knowledge of laboratory equipment including operation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.

The Quality Technician must interpret, understand, support, and have a working knowledge of Plant/Corporate protocols and programs, as well as facility systems, including informational/operational/management systems. The successful individual will also actively support new system installations and implementations and seek to continually maintain reliability. Participate in verification activities in prerequisite programs such as Water and Air Quality, Foreign Material Control, Calibration, Allergen Management, Environmental Monitoring, Printed Packaging and Product Integrity, Cleaning and Sanitation, Non-Conforming Reporting, Non-Conforming Product Ingredient and Equipment.

Participate in Analytical Performance Proficiency Testing. The successful individual implements continuous improvements within all systems and seeks to minimize waste and loss. The Quality Technician will assist/train/coach employees within all levels of the organization in regard to quality and food safety related topics.

The base compensation for this position is $31.50 per hour and is eligible for overtime. This is a unionized role based on site and the work schedule is as follows (subject to availability):

• Shift (Days): 11:00 pm – 7:30 am (Monday – Friday with occasional Saturday)
• Shift (Afternoon): 5:00 am – 1:30 pm (Monday – Friday with occasional Saturday)

In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Work safely, as well as report and assist in mitigating all safety concerns
• Comprehend and support plant/corporate protocols and programs, as well as facility systems, including informational/operational/management systems such as Redzone, SAP, Tekdan/Themis.
• Communicate effectively with other departments, management, and employees including notifying appropriate teams when problems and/or concerns arise
• Work independently or within a team, with and without supervision
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task to ensure that all job functions are completed accurately in a timely manner
• Facilitate, attend, and participate in team meetings and programs
• Perform analytical, chemical, microbiological, and allergenic analysis both routine and episodic
• Provide oversight for facility systems and actively participate and support the development, implementation, day to day operation, and maintenance of checks and balance programs such as coding checks, OQI (operator quality inspection) review, batch ownership including batch correction, and filler inspections.
• Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format and completed with all required information
• Anticipate problems/conflicts, problem-solve, and react
• React to data, perform out-of-specification mitigation
• Properly manage product inventory utilizing programs such as SAP and Redzone
• Monitor, operate, maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory instruments and equipment without assistance
• Attend and practice all required training
• Utilize root cause analysis thought process, maintain a proactive approach, and support sustainable solutions
• Utilizing continuous improvement…