Job Description

Now Hiring! Food Safety Quality Micro Technician.

Schedule: 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
Salary: $20.00 - $25.00

Location: DeLand, FL 32720

Who We Are? https://www.countrypure.com/

Country Pure Foods is a premier manufacturer of beverages including 100% juices, juice drinks, lemonades, and plant-based beverages. We take pride in every beverage pack, from the most advanced equipment to the freshest, most delicious ingredients. Country Pure Foods goes above and beyond standard food safety practices by participating in the highest Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification level. The SQF certification program is a rigorous series of standards and best practices recognized by The Global Food Safety Initiative to ensure companies deliver safety and quality products.

What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Do:

• Sort, organize, and prepare approximately 150 samples or more from all production lines.
• Perform hand plating procedures on juice samples according to Country Pure Foods and customer-related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform agar pour plating techniques.
• Operate and maintain the pressurized steam autoclave.
• Collect and test various auxiliary lines throughout the facility, water hoses, glycol, and food contact air. Perform facility environmental testing in accordance with Country Pure Foods Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform raw material testing in accordance with Country Pure Foods and customer-related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform weekly bioburden testing on rinsed and unrinsed bottles from the plastic bottle fillers.
• Perform allergen protein-specific kit testing on collected equipment swabs and rinse water samples.
• Work with the QA Manager to perform annual validation of the facility\'s Allergen Program
• Maintain the scale verification and calibration program.
• Maintain the thermometer verification and calibration program.
• Maintain and calibrate microbiological incubators.
• Make Department-related consumables such as agars and acids.
• Upload microdata to create sterility reports and determine sterility trends.
• Work with management, plant sanitarians, and outside representatives to determine root causes and corrective actions for plant-related micro problems.
• Maintain and update micro lab SOP\'s and associated forms.
• Perform facility monthly hard plastic and glass audits.
• Follow Country Pure Foods and customer policies and procedures.
• Possess safety awareness, the ability to work safely, and report unsafe conditions to the QA Manager.
• Suggest improvements in safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Inform the QA Lead/Tech or Manager of any out-of-specification situations or negative trends.
• Proper use of all laboratory equipment resulting in accurate and repeatable test results, following written procedures and safe handling requirements.
• Understanding of manufacturing equipment in all areas.
• Performs miscellaneous tasks assigned by the Quality Assurance Lead and Quality Assurance Manager.
• Other duties not listed in the job description.

What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Need:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of; Inventory software; Spreadsheet software (Excel) Word Processing software (Word), and Database software (Access).

What\xe2\x80\x99s In It for You:

• Competitive Pay
• Optional Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Employees and Dependents
• Company-paid Short and Long-term Disability
• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Generous PTO Policy

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Education & Experience:

• Associate degree and one to three years\' experience in a Food or Beverage Manufacturing Quality Assurance role; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Juice HACCP Certification preferred.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Country Pure Foods