Quality Assurance Technician

We’re more than just a bottled water company, we’re recyclers, environmental problem solvers committed to recycling 100% of our plastic again and again. Ice River Sustainable Solutions is a family-owned company committed to bottling natural spring water, with a focus on sustainability and recycling PET plastic. We work with other businesses to find creative ways to reuse and recycle plastic bottles, producing environmentally friendly packaging and products made from 100% recycled plastic.

Come join our high-speed manufacturing facility in **Calgary, AB** and leverage your skills as a **Quality Assurance Technician**.

**Quality Assurance Technicians** can expect:

- Excellent Wages
- Increase after 3 months
- Employee Referral Program
- Company Paid Life Insurance, Health and Dental Benefits
- RRSP Company Match
- On the Job Training
- Uniforms
- Safety Shoe Allowance
- Clean and Safe Work Environment
- Continuous Skills Development
- Opportunities for Advancement

**Key Activities/ Responsibilities**:

- Micro Analysis - Collect various daily samples and perform microbial analysis on each sample daily. All results are recorded in the appropriate log books.
- Report all non-conformances for corrective action to QA Manager and take appropriate actions to resolve.
- Investigate customer complaints as required and determine the cause of all contamination problems that result from microbial analysis.
- Testing and Verification of results - Water Testing - Test for TDS, turbidity, pH, water temperature, ozone, weight and any special customer testing request.
- Calibrate Equipment - Calibrate all testing equipment at required schedule
- Ensure ozone settings and ozone records are complete and accurate
- Audits - Participate in various facility audits with the QA Manager. Ensure all finished product and raw materials are within specification. Ensure all GMP's and HACCP procedures are followed.
- General Administration: Prepare corrective action reports. Ensure all Quality and Sanitation records are up to date and filed correctly. General filing, data entry and other various office type tasks.
- Train machine operators on Quality standards and applicable procedures, ensure enforcement of procedures and policies.
- Daily sanitation of filler room and weekly sanitation of the production line and ozone tower as per set specifications and work orders.
- Responsible for all chemicals in the facility, the ordering of, inventory lists and assisting in the training of employees on uses.
- Coordinate all Quality IRO requirements as per the Quality Pillar corporate standards. Communicate Quality Pillar Book sections to staff ensuring all standards for Quality Assurance are understood and implemented. Report progress to, QA Supervisor, Plant Manager and Corporate Quality Assurance.
- Prepare product water according to customer specification and ensure that all analysis are within mineral specification.
- Responsible for all equipment functions involving the preparation and flow of product water to each production line.
- Work on production equipment and lines when needed as a relief for the operators.

**Required Competencies**
- Functional Technical Skills: 2 years Previous Quality/Sanitation experience in a food processing atmosphere. Working knowledge of office automation tools including Excel, Word, Power Point as well as computerized equipment to perform QA analysis**.**:

- Must be able to work 8 hour shifts - Days, Afternoons and nights which rotate weekly.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time, able to crouch ,bend and kneel, as well as capable of heavy lifting and carrying.

Please let Ice River Sustainable Solutions know if you require accommodation during the hiring and selection process and we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements. Ice River Springs Water Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Available to work Days, Afternoons and Nights.

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Quality Assurance Food/Beverage: 2 years (preferred)