What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Technician - 2nd shift position at MP RPO?
ABOUT OUR CLIENT:
Our client is a family-owned coffee roastery that has focused on a simple mission: to create evenly roasted, uniquely smooth, high-grade coffee-giving you a perfect taste that is simply out of this world. Since the 1960's, every area of their company is rooted in their family values of integrity, trust, and hospitality. Although they are growing with many employees, they want to put faces with their name. Their leaders care for you and your coffee every single day.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The 2nd shift QC Technician operates within our clients quality department and assumes responsibility for performance monitoring and quality control throughout our production facility, specifically focusing on the product packaging side. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels in the organization. The 2nd shift Quality Technician will be responsible for, among other duties, training all employees on appropriate quality processes and expectations, and detecting any quality issues on the coffee production line(s). The job is divided into a 90/10 split of product quality testing and GMP/Food Safety monitoring and enforcement.
KEY RESPONSBILITIES:
- The Quality Technician moves from the laboratory out to the production floor in cycles, moving from production line to production line inspecting operator's work, gathering samples, discussing problems, then moving to the next line. Once all lines have been inspected, the technician returns to the laboratory to perform a variety of tests on the collected samples.
- Utilize tools and equipment to maintain and improve product quality for bagged and single cup coffee items.
- Monitor key quality components including but not limited to; oxygen levels, packaging integrity, and single cup brewer performance (i.e., actually brewing multiple cups on a single cup brewer).
- Work with production supervisors to improve quality standards.
- Inspect production operators to ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
- Responsible for gaining an innate understanding of Copper Moon Coffee's production flow and processes.
- Analyze brewing efficiency of any returned/damaged/defective product.
- Maintain lab CGMP environment, including general housekeeping, cleaning, organizing, etc.
- Act as a champion of quality, driving awareness of the SQF program to 2nd shift and helping operators better understand quality and its importance.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Associates/Technical degree
- Ability to do intermediate arithmetic.
- Very strong communication and interpersonal communication skills; ability to instruct, aid, assess operator performance.
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently.
- Working knowledge of GMP preferred.
- Must be able to work 2nd shift - 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Onsite: Lafayette, IN, Sunday - Thursday (2nd shift)
- Compensation: $18.50-$19.50/ hour
- Non exempt / full-time
Salary : $19 - $20
