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Quality Control Specialist
Peace River Citrus Products, Inc., Bartow, Florida 33830
SUMMARY : The position ensures that product, packaging and process norms comply with quality and food safety standards for the company’s beverage base blending / packaging facility located in Bartow, FL. Reporting to the Quality & Food Safety Manager, the position performs quality auditing functions by testing, collecting data, and analyzing findings on raw materials, in-process, and finished goods.
ABOUT THE COMPANY : Independent and privately-owned, Peace River Citrus Products, Inc. (PRCP) is a vertically-integrated grower partner, fruit processor, beverage base manufacturer / packager, and solutions provider of citrus-derived products and services. Committed to producing the highest quality citrus products and delivering value to customers, PRCP supplies juices and associated ingredients to food / beverage / chemical industries that include global and regional brands as well as private label producers. Peace River Citrus Products offers employees a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package that includes; Medical / Dental, Life, LTD, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Profit Sharing, and 401k with match.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Analyze incoming ingredients, in-process, and finished products (e.g., Brix, acid, flavor, color, pulp, taste, oil, ascorbic acid, foreign material, etc.) per specifications.
- Monitor / inspect production lines to ensure quality and package integrity are within specifications.
- Verify accuracy of product codes, labels, cases, cartons, packages, sleeves, seals, and shrink-wrap.
- Check fill temperatures, fill weights, and fill heights of finished product.
- Perform complete package quality inspections as required.
- Collect samples for quality testing.
- Perform microbiological analysis on incoming ingredients and finished products.
- Complete all documentation associated with quality checks.
- Maintain accurate reports daily and file Quality and Production generated paperwork.
- Place raw materials and finished product on hold.
- Monitor sorting of hold product as needed.
- Monitor all quality checks performed by production.
- Maintain analytical equipment and perform required daily calibrations.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the use of control charts to monitor analytical equipment.
- Prepare standard solutions and reagents.
- Utilize proper chemical handling procedures.
- Monitor laboratory supply inventory; notify when reordering is necessary.
- Monitor and inspect sanitation activities.
- Analyze CIP and acid sanitizer solutions.
- Maintain equipment and area cleanliness to ensure compliance with all GMP standards.
- Assist blenders as assigned by Supervisors or Team Leaders.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, including safety and GMP.
- Participate in the quality improvement process.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
QUALIFICATIONS :
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace
