Quality Control Technician (Level I)

Job Description

About SunOpta

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.


**Job Summary:**
This position is responsible for ensuring company standards are met on each shift. The QC Technician I work alongside production, logistics and maintenance staff to support the production of high quality, safe and legal product.


**Essential Functions of the Job:**

- Sample products at various stages of processing, including pH test and water activity.
- Examine finished products by sight, taste and weight to ensure conformance to company and legal standards.
- Perform routine checks for product packaging quality, including date codes, film seal and palletizing formation.
- Monitor metal detector and x-ray machines.
- Check outgoing shipments for quality and verify orders are correct.
- Calibrate equipment daily, including pH meter, refractometer, ATP meter, water activity meter, and table scales.
- Verify cleaning and sanitation of production equipment.
- Perform pre-operation inspections at the start of production.
- Assist in managing hold and release of non-conforming products.
- Assist FSQ Manager in maintaining plant certification for SQF, organic, Kosher, peanut-free, gluten-free (GFCO standards), and non-GMO.
- Assist production where required.
- Strong attention to detail, sense of urgency, and excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Must adhere to and enforce all Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety Policies.
- Responsible for Food Safety and reporting any non-compliance issues to their immediate supervisor
- Comply all SunOpta Quality and food safety standards, HACCP, GMPs, Organic, GFCO, SQF, Kosher certificate and customer requirements
- Wear Personal Protective Equipment when required.
- The backup for this role is an alternate QC Technician.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- Minimum High School
- Prior experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred

**Knowledge and Skills:**

- Ability to use critical thinking to plan and problem-solve
- Experience with Oracle preferred
- Good verbal, written and multi-tasking skills, can do attitude
**Additional Considerations:**

- The location for this role is in St. Davids, Ontario

**Work Environment/Physical Demands:**

- 100% of the work is performed in a production environment
- Must be available to work rotating shifts: days, afternoons, nights
- Must be available to work weekends
- Must be able to stand/walk for majority of the shift
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision or with a team
- Competency in performing multiple tasks
- Ability to organize and prioritize
- Must have reliable transportation (location is off bus route)

Full-time, Permanent

Shift premiums

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

RRSP Matching Program

Paid Time Off

Company Events


**SunOpta Overview:**
**SunOpta (Nasdaq:** STKL) (TSX: SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today’s leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company’s commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN®, Dream®, and West Life™. For more information, visit SunOpta and LinkedIn.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


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