Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician 

Hours - Fulltime (40 hours per week)

Location: Albany, PE (Onsite)

Pay: $ $22 per hour

At Atlantic Beef Products Inc, we value our employees. We employ the best and talented professionals into our production, quality, maintenance, marketing, and management roles. We are a goal driven company with a mission to provide our customers with high-quality Atlantic Canada produced beef products while building a sustainable business to support the regional beef industry.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits that are tailored to our employees needs, excellent career growth and development opportunities, work life balance, employee discounts, reimbursements, and more.

Job Description:

Quality Control Technician ensures product and its manufacturing process meet a food quality and safety standards. Confirming that the process guidelines are followed effectively and safely. Taking responsibility in making sure that the workers follow the guidelines related to GMP, and HACCP. Work closely with Plant Production team & QC/HACCP team to provide quick response to production requests relating testing and inspection. Performs and assists on other QC duties as required. Complete tasks at the request of the QC Manager.

Job Functions /Responsibilities

• Checks the incoming & outgoing product quality as per the standards.
  Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus and prepare solutions of liquid, reagents, and sample formulations
• Communicates as per SOP's in case of any problem in incoming material.
• Ensures that correct product name and expiry date is labeled on the finished product.
• Monitors TQC, GMP and HACCP Programs and performs record keeping.
• Inspects packaging, storage, and shipping facilities for conformance to company sanitation and safety standards:
• May set up and perform sensory and bacteria tests at various stages of processing from raw materials to finished products, and compiles and evaluates record to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products:
• Based on any discrepancy in the test results, applies quality control procedures like GMP or watch tightly on production process.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of production capacity.
• Ensures General Maintenance Practices by checking whether employees follow proper sanitation procedures such as keeping work area clean, using clean gloves, wearing clean aprons, hardhats, and hair nets, steel-toe boots that can be cleaned and sanitized.
• Ensures that meat product is kept at proper temperature during production and during storage to preserve quality.
• Completes documentation provided by HACCP Program on daily basis.
• Follows laboratory safety policies, company policies, procedures and standards for safety, (GMP's and HACCP).
• Carries special projects as requested by Supervisor.

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma in Sciences, preferably chemistry, biology and/or equivalent experience
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams and Outlook
• Work effectively in an environment where priorities change constantly with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Good GMP documentation skills
• good analytical and synthesis skills in order to participate in problem solving and continuous improvement

Work Conditions

• Overtime may be required. Willingness to take some weekend and holiday on-call shifts.
• Ability to sit, stand, crouch, bend and reach for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity required.
• Lifting or moving up to 60lbs required.
• Typical work hours are from 7.30 am till 4.10 pm but the work hours may change as per the production schedule. Overtime may be required.
• May require working evenings and weekends. 

Our workplace is a meat processing facility that is an environment of multi-temperatures and varying levels of humidity. We convert live cattle into Federally Inspected beef products. As per the conditions of employment, this position may be required to work in all areas of the plant including the slaughter processing area.

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Atlantic Beef Products Inc. however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be required to complete background, reference, and drug tests, and must meet the job criteria designated for the position.

Atlantic Beef Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status.