Quality Assurance Technician - Night Shift Only

Premium Waters, Inc. is a growing company in a growing industry and is proud to offer an outstanding lineup of great-tasting, healthy, clean drinking water including Chippewa Springs, Glacier Clear, Glenwood-Inglewood Spring Water, Kandiyohi Premium Water, Nature's Crystal Spring Water, Nicolet Natural Water and Water Joe.

Whether it is through one of our popular brands of water or our private label services, we are committed to providing the highest quality product and becoming the number one bottled water company in the industry. There are several defining qualities that filter through the individuals, teams, departments, and locations that represent Premium Waters. These shared values and practices connect us and help make Premium Waters a great place to work.

Responsibilities:

The Quality Assurance Technician is mainly responsible for the water processing. Successful candidate will ensure that the water specifications are correct for each product produced, from the beginning to the end. The QA technician will tend to all the tanks in the plant, and process room. Continuously throughout the production run, the QA technician will perform microbiological testing.

• This is a 3 ½ day shift work schedule (Sunday through Tuesday 6pm-6am and Wednesday 6pm-12am).

• Starting pay rate is $20.50 per hour, plus $0.75 cent per hour shift differential

• This is a true "hands-on and physical" position, but not limited to maintaining and working with water processing equipment on the production floor or outside and exposed to various temperatures.

GMP & PPE Required

While on the production floor in the plant, you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses. Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. Also follows HACCP and SQF requirements for food quality and safety.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in chemistry or science preferred, but not required

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Must have at least 2+ years of experience in Quality Assurance manufacturing environment

• Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills

• Basic computer knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

• Some manufacturing experience with a beverage, food, or liquid consumer products manufacturer preferred but not required

• Prior knowledge of GMP's, sanitation standards and FDA requirements is helpful

Essential Job Duties:

• Conduct plant regulatory testing.

• Participation and preparation for all plant audits.

• Assist with completing GMP audits, customer complaint investigations, and Mock recall and traceability exercises.

• Performs daily and quarterly micro tests (coliform, HPC, yeast/mold, etc.)

• Oversee maintenance of all water processing equipment on the production floor and outside during your shift.

• Assist with resolution of non-conformances and corrective actions.

• Monitor all areas of the plant for GMP compliance and makes sure that all personnel are adhering to corporate GMP policies.

• Monitor all lab supplies regularly.

• May conduct weekly collection of outside lab samples.

• Provides shift coverage for other QA Techs on other shifts as needed.

• Follows standard operating procedures.