Quality Technician

• Location 1525 S 4th Street,Sunnyside, WA, 98944,United States
• Base Pay $22.00 - $26.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Regular

Manzana Products Co. has been in business for over 100 years and is a leading producer of organic apple juice, apple sauce, and apple cider vinegar. Manzana is owned by Agrial, a prominent French co-op of 12,000 farmer members and a force in agriculture and food production.

Manzana’s mission is to create quality apple products by placing the highest value on people, suppliers, customers, and continuous improvement in manufacturing capabilities, with social and environmental responsibility at the heart of our actions.

We are in the process of relocating our manufacturing facility from Sebastopol, CA to Sunnyside, WA. While the facility is essential, we believe that building a strong, dedicated team is the key to success. At Manzana, we work each day to foster a culture focused on food safety, employee health and safety, customer service, continuous improvement, and an inclusive, respectful environment where all team members’ contributions are valued, and feedback is encouraged.

At Manzana, all employees are required to actively participate in our comprehensive Food Safety Program to ensure the consistent production of the highest quality and safest food products. This commitment is essential to maintaining our standards and protecting our customers.

Join us as we grow and make a difference together

The Quality Technician position is to support the Quality Department. Tasks may vary from product to product. All assignments and designated work station will be assigned pertaining to workload

• Perform tests and use special equipment to ensure package and product quality
• pH
• Brix
• Viscosity
• Burst and Leak Test
• Keep daily records of tests performed and results.
• Complete all of the paper and Redzone Data Sheets to keep a record of the production day
  • Able to achieve 95-100% of completion of Redzone Data Sheets
  • All missed, Cancel and Fail checks must have a comment and reason.
  • Each deviation (Fail check) leads to a Documented Corrective Action
  • Follow up with operators to assure that all documents are properly filled
• Perform the pre-op inspection on time, making sure that the document is completed before the line starts.
  • Able to know and do a corrective action if there is a deviation during the Pre-Op Inspection.
• Calibrate Line and Lab equipment on a daily basis, following the time specified
  • Understand and do a Corrective Action in there is a deviation in the calibration of the equipment.
• Understand GMP expectations and ensure coworkers follow them.
• Know CPs and CCPs on the Production Lines, know limits of each CP and CCP
• Able to know and adjust the recipe parameters at kettle area
  • Able to take action if brix and pH are not in specification
  • Ensure that the recipe number and batch size are correct
• Able to perform Metal Detector checks.
• Able to take Corrective Actions if:
  • The ATP Test Fails
  • If there is Glass Breakage
  • If there is High Conductivity
  • If there is a deviation with the Packaging
• Able to take a corrective Action with Supply Chain if apple blend is not in specification
• Able to create Hold Router to place product, ingredients, packaging on Hold
• Able to complete and report any destruction of product
• Able to perform incubation and properly complete the report
• Able to do a root cause analysis in case of a deviation to understand the issues
  • Able to coordinate the corrective action with other departments (Production Lead, Supply Chain and Maintenance)
  • Collect all information and details of the deviation and report it to the Supervisor
• Organize samples from retention room
• Able to Supervise a rework team, ensure proper completion of paperwork ad perform…