QA - Quality Assurance Technician

Amhil North Americais a privately held thermoforming Plastics Packaging company focused on delivering Best Value to our customers and partners. We provide smart, safe and sustainable packaging solutions for the consumer, industrial and foodservice industries globally.

Over the past twenty years, Amhil has expanded its product offering to include drinking cups, portion cups and food packaging and now includes products that are 100% recyclable, produced with recycled content and available as carbon neutral.

Amhil North America is part of the Wentworth Technologies group of companies.

Overview

The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician is an essential part of our production team and process, to ensure that our products are produced to meet customer requirements. The QA Technician monitors the Production and Packing processes to identify and highlight any observed variances from standard, through systematic spot audits.

Shifts: Typical shifts are 12-hour Continental (7 to 7), days/nights.

Union: membership required after 600 hours.

Safety First

• Conduct all work in a safe manner — think Safety First
• Wear prescribed PPE when performing all jobs.
• Be aware of hazards associated with each task.
• Report and communicate any unsafe practices, working conditions, any hazard or potential hazard encountered to your Supervisor and team members.

What you will do

• Conduct regular Quality auditing of all production lines and work closely with the QA Coordinator, Plant Management and Shift Supervisors to ensure that leadership are aware of potential quality and food safety issues.
• Product inspection and testing.
• Work closely with Operational and Engineering support during new products and/or materials development.
• Work with Sales to ensure customer requirements are met (labeling, pack sizes, special quality requirements, etc.).
• Maintain detailed and accurate documentation (i.e. verification & filing of records, label preparations).
• Understand and train (if required) Quality and Food Safety system (SQF, HACCP) cleaning practices and requirements.
• Provide additional support for changeovers, maintaining the sample room and helping monitor first production runs or new products as required.
• The role is subject to the Collective Agreement between Amhil and Workers United Canada Council (WUCC).

What we're looking for

• A person with Great Attitude, diplomacy and tenacity.
• 3 - 5 years QA/QC experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Post-secondary education in a relevant field or experience equivalent preferred.
• Ability to understand English written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to fill out labels, reports, and checklists.
• Must be willing to work in areas of heat & humidity, noise and dust.
• Must be willing to wear all required PPE protective equipment.
• Computer proficiency: PC, iPad, MS Office, Minitab, (DataMyte an asset).
• Must be able to clearly distinguish colours.
• Able to lift 10-15kg (35-40lbs) on a regular basis and stand for periods of time.
• Flexible to work different work schedules as required as work assignments will change and opportunity to complete work may require a shift change.
• Always nice to have is knowing Amhil's products or plastic thermoforming processes.

This job posting reflects an existing vacancy. Details will be clarified during the recruitment process, if selected.

Amhil North America, does not directly use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants. However, Amhil North America does use to publicly advertise this posting and does use artificial intelligence as part of the screening process. More information about how uses artificial intelligence in their process can be found here: How Indeed Uses AI: Employer Tools and Responsible Use

This position is open to applicants legally authorized to work in Canada.

Amhil North America provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in Amhil

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