Quality Technician Quality Technician

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Quality Assurance Technician (QA Tech), you will be responsible for our food safety culture by conducting various analyses of raw materials, finished goods, and packaging. With the recent startup of the Glendale facility, you will have the unique opportunity to optimize existing procedures and support future line startup activities. In this role, you will partner with all areas of the manufacturing facility to ensure every bottle that goes out the door meets all Nestlé specifications and is of the highest quality our consumers expect. WORK SCHEDULEThis is a night shift position. It will require working on a 2-2-3,12-hour shift night schedule. The night shift occurs from 6:00pm – 6:30am.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
Associate degree in chemistry, biology, general science, or related field preferred
Minimum two years of related industry experience required, preferably in a manufacturing facility with an onsite laboratory
Experience in beverage manufacturing, particularly in areas of Quality Assurance, production, or other related fields preferred
Ability to work different times (shift, hours, weekends, etc.) as needed to cover other areas of quality in order ensure successful production of the highest product quality

Nice To Haves

SAP and other digital systems
Microbiology and/or chemistry method testing
Project management
Collaboration in both small and large teams consisting of different functions to raise quality concerns and wins to others
Convey information in multiple formats for training and coaching of quality processes as needed
Willingness to learn as an individual contributor and within a team dynamic
Proactive individual that takes ownership over quality processes and continuous improvement of operation
Adaptability with a growing team and facility
Takes initiative in creating and acting on development opportunities
willingness to learn

Responsibilities

Cleaning and 5's of work area
Continuous Improvement Initiatives i.e. testing optimization, Safety and SOP improvements
Create a safe work environment through risk predictions, job analyses, and discussion amongst team in regularly scheduled operational reviews (ORs)
Verify Nestlé Quality Assurance Center (NQAC) global methods for the site by evaluating local standard operating procedures (SOPs) for each analysis against global methods to ensure compliance and fit-for-purpose
Ensure system health by collaborating with external partners with audits and verification procedures
Draft, finalize, and continuously improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) to accommodate all learning styles
Create training material in digital systems to be used for production operators and QA, and document trainings for traceability
Cross-functionally work with others to perform problem solving analyses potentially involving quality related issues
Train and coach production operators, QA team, and other relevant personnel to perform and record results for analytical processes
Manage raw material/packaging receipt and movement within site, including but not limited to, receipt in SAP digital system, analysis of material condition, and potential additional testing
Verify food safety and consistency of finished product through sample collection, analytical testing, and other verification activities both on and off the production floor
Perform microbiology analyses on a routine basis for finished product release to ensure no food safety risk, including regular method verifications to ensure testing health
Perform chemistry analyses on a routine basis for finished product to ensure product consistency across Nestle USA, including regular method verifications to ensure testing health
Supporting production in performing in-process chemistry analyses
Record results for verification into SAP and other digital systems as needed
Perform control checks and calibrations on analytical equipment, both on the production floor and in main laboratory spaces at a specified frequency (e.g., daily, weekly, etc.)
Maintain laboratory environment that is clean, orderly, and safe by following proper Nestlé policies, procedures, and techniques
Oversee inventory of supplies and laboratory consumables with ordering material as required, as well as upkeeping and reporting unusable equipment
Follow most up to-date Nestlé Guidelines for Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) to ensure physical safety and analytical process integrity, as written in the established Internal Control Plan (ICP)
Utilize quality data to trend issues involving analytical processes or other quality related issues
Escalate raw material issues to the appropriate group through electronic workflows and follow through with root cause analysis (RCA)
Completion of quality and food safety internal audits of the facility