Quality Control Technician

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The Quality Control (QC) Technician is responsible for delivering critical performance tasks associated with Food Safety and Product Quality for the beverage production operation. The Supply Chain (SC) QC Technician performs routine tasks to ensure the proper operation of the water treatment process used in the beverage process. The position also performs routine analytical testing of product, packaging, and environmental conditions to ensure compliance to regulatory, and operational requirements that are strictly defined in standard operating procedures, and manufacturing control plans. The SC QC Technician role has ownership over the operation of beverage proportioning equipment and works heavily with production and maintenance to deliver line efficiencies.

Shift is Wednesday – Saturday 2:30pm -1am with built in overtime until 2am.

In this role your day to day will be to:

• Operate proportioning equipment, and monitor production line(s) to ensure product quality and efficiency
• Perform tests and use special equipment to ensure package and product quality
• Operate all manufacturing equipment efficiently and safely
• Clean equipment and area during and after shift
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Follow process guidelines and expedite quality concerns to management
• Work with production/maintenance as necessary
• Keep daily records tests performed and results
• Have regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Additional Duties:

• • Audit compliance (e.g., monitoring, documentation, variance explanation, etc.)
  • Product changeovers (e.g., CIP, flavor changes, sanitizing, setting formulas, etc.)
  • Operating testing instruments (e.g., Carbo Qc, HPLC, Densitometers, Water Testing, etc.)
  • Calibrating instruments (e.g., making adjustments to ensure accurate measurement, etc.)
  • Microbiology (e.g., product sensitivity to spoilage, plating samples, counts, etc.)
  • Reverse osmosis/water treatment systems (e.g., permeated technology, etc.)
  • Cooling/glycol systems (e.g., able to trouble shoot and maintain, etc.)
  • Mechanical systems (e.g., general trouble shooting, cleaning and reassembly, etc.)
  • Sensory testing (e.g., taste, odor, appearance vs. reference sample, etc.)
  • Basic chemistry (e.g., titrator, pH, dosing, graduated cylinders, mixing, etc.)
  • Food Safety (e.g., AIB certification, operations prerequisite programs, UP lights, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $45,000 - $71,800
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• High School Diploma or GED

• Shift is Wed – Sat 2:30pm -1am with built in overtime until 2am

• Manufacturing experience preferred
• Requires lifting/carrying items weighing 20-50 pounds repeatedly over 10 hour period; and continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting.

• Microsoft Office Experience preferred

• Experience with testing instruments preferred.

• Experience with following standards of operations (SOPs) (e.g., following procedures, etc.) preferred.

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

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