Pipeline - Quality Control Technician

We are proactively recruiting to build a bench for upcoming/future opportunities to join our team. Positions will be within our Twinsburg, OH site. We are PepsiCo Supply Chain. We are game changers, mountain movers and history makers. We are a diverse group, spread among 200 countries and united by a shared set of values and goals. That’s why we Perform with Purpose. Together, we blaze new trails, succeed, celebrate and never settle for second best. At PepsiCo, we’re committed to performing well as individuals and in teams, to strengthen the company as a whole. Are you hungry to be a part of the World’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands? Then now is the time to explore the Possibilities of PepsiCo. Pepsi Beverages North America (PBNA) is PepsiCo’s beverage manufacturing, sales and distribution operating unit in the United States and Canada. This position will be of the North America Beverage organization.

Below are the job description for the opportunity:

Position is responsible for delivering critical performance tasks associated with Food Safety and Product Quality for the beverage production operation. The SC QC Technician performs routine tasks to ensure the proper operation of the water treatment process used in the beverage process. The position also performs routine analytical testing of product, packaging, and environmental conditions to ensure compliance to regulatory, and operational requirements that are strictly defined in standard operating procedures, and manufacturing control plans. The SC QC Technician role has ownership over the operation of beverage proportioning equipment, and works heavily with production and maintenance to deliver line efficiencies.

This job may require lifting/carrying items weighing 20-50 pounds repeatedly over 10-12 hour period; and continuous standing and walking, manipulating and handling product samples while sitting.

• Operate proportioning equipment, and monitor production line(s) to ensure product quality and efficiency
• Perform tests and use special equipment to ensure package and product quality
• Operate all manufacturing equipment efficiently and safely
• Clean equipment and area during and after shift
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Follow process guidelines and expedite quality concerns to management
• Work with production/maintenance as necessary
• Keep daily records tests performed and results
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance
• Covid-19 vaccination may be a condition of employment dependent on role and location. For specific information, please discuss role requirements with the recruiter
• 18 years or older
• Pass the drug test
• Pass the background check

HELPFUL EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with audit compliance (e.g., monitoring, documentation, variance explanation, etc.)
• Experience with product changeovers (e.g., CIP, flavor changes, sanitizing, setting formulas, etc.)
• Experience operating testing instruments (e.g., Carbo Qc, HPLC, Densitometers, Water Testing, etc.)
• Experience following standards of operations (SOPs) (e.g., following procedures, etc.)
• Experience calibrating instruments (e.g., making adjustments to ensure accurate measurement, etc.)
• Experience with microbiology (e.g., product sensitivity to spoilage, plating samples, counts, etc.)
• Experience with reverse osmosis/water treatment systems (e.g., permeated technology, etc.)
• Experience with cooling/ammonia systems (e.g., able to trouble shoot and maintain, etc.)
• Experience with mechanical systems (e.g., general trouble shooting, cleaning and reassembly, etc.)
• Experience with sensory testing (e.g., taste, odor, appearance vs. reference sample, etc.)
• Experience with basic chemistry (e.g., titrator, pH, dosing, graduated cylinders, mixing, etc.)
• Experience with food safety (e.g., AIB certification, operations prerequisite programs, UP lights, etc.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $54,300.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Parental leave

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Do you now, or will you at any time in the future, require Visa sponsorship to work in the United States?
• What are your salary expectations?
• Do you have Quality Control experience?

Work Location: In person