Quality Technician - C Shift

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Full Time Regular Technical Eugene, OR, US

5 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $21.55 To $23.30 Annually

Title of Role:
Quality Technician I

Department:
Quality

Reports to:

Quality and Food Safety Supervisor

FLSA Designation:
Hourly/Non-exempt

Supervision Received/Exercised:
No direct supervision exercised.

*** This is for our C shift, 10pm-630am***

East West Tea is seeking a talented, passionate, and experienced Quality Control Technician to join our Quality team to monitor products and processes to ensure all relevant internal and external standards are achieved. The QC Technician is responsible for monitoring the products (intermediate and finished goods), processes, raw materials, facility, and personnel for compliance to all relevant regulatory (internal and external) and product specification requirements.

This includes evaluating intermediate material, production processes, finished goods inspections and evaluations to ensure that all products meet specifications, pose no food safety hazard and are free from foreign material and infestation. The position routinely collects and reviews relevant production/QC worksheets and Food Safety documentation to ensure accuracy. This position routinely performs QA backup functions including sampling and microbial analysis and other duties as requested.

Other duties will include department filing, customer complaint investigations, line audits, and will complete projects and inspections as assigned by quality management.

Essential functions of the role, but are not limited to the following:

• Production process inspection and evaluation
• Collaboration with Production to ensure Quality Program requirements
• Act as a resource for Quality related questions and issues
• Perform pre-operational sanitation inspections in areas assigned
• Follow close adherence to Pre-requisite Programs of the Food Safety Plan
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of all operational and Quality SOP’s
• Escalate discrepancies when Quality situations falls outside of compliance
• Assist in maintaining the hold & disposition program
• ATP Swabbing
• This position has the authority to hold product that does not conform to customer agreements, finished product specifications, or legal requirements and is authorized to make decisions in collaboration and alignment with Quality Management regarding product disposition including release
• Provide leadership to Production Staff with regards to their concerns with procedures, product quality, and regulatory requirements

• Using established SOPs, perform routine analytical testing including, but not limited to, HPTLC botanical , ICP-MS heavy metals, organoleptic, microbial, particle size, bulk density, and moisture analysis of raw, in-process, or finished good materials.
• Using established SOPs, perform routine analysis and evaluation of dietary supplement legal label and other finished product packaging materials.
• Perform laboratory activities including sample preparation, solvent/reagent preparation, laboratory maintenance, upkeep, and laboratory inventory management.
• Maintain clear, accurate and timely documentation of all laboratory work, testing data, and results
• Comply with all pertinent regulatory standards regarding equipment and testing procedures
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized lab work area, while conforming to Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)
• Coordinate, prepare, and submit sampled materials for external laboratory analysis, as needed
• Assist with researching & evaluating new testing methodology, as needed

• Generate analytical data and analysis reports, relevant to assigned analytical testing, in a timely manner
• Ensure ERP & material receipt activities are performed according to requirements, including Quality hold & release of raw materials in conformance with federal regulations and GFSI standards
• Ensure sample & test tracking databases are kept…