SC QC Technician - Ceres Beverages Plant at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

• Routine laboratory testing of various product matrices and the interpretation.
• Recording and reporting of results to customers for the timeous releasing of product to production and to trade.
• Raising and Actioning of Non-Conformances and root cause analysis within due time.
• Contributing and adherence to the food safety and laboratory systems.
• General Up keep and Housekeeping of the laboratories.
• General maintenance and verification of laboratory equipment.

Qualifications

• Qualification in the Science field.
• Team player.
• Sound knowledge of GMP, AIB, HACCP, BRC, FOOD SAFETY, SANS 17025.
• Safety Protocols and Procedures.
• Willingness to form part of the Safety/ Food safety Team and foster Safety/ Food Safety culture in the department.
• Quality awareness.
• Sensory analysis.
• MSDSm – Material Safety Data Sheet.
• Control Records/Record keeping.
• Reading and Writing.
• Scheduled rotations between packaging, chemical and microbiological labs.
• General housekeeping.
• Attention to detail when working with ingredients/pulps/concentrates/ Packaging where deviations are present. Must be able to highlight faulty products.
• Willingness to grow and to learn other roles in the department.
• Must be able to work under pressure and communicate effectively and timeously about work related issues.
• Must be able to act as owner and take initiative workplace deviations and tasks.
• Reporting of results daily, weekly and monthly.
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends when required and the willingness to grow.
• Adhoc tasks.
• Embody the Pepsico values.