Quality Control Associate Technician: Epping - PepsiCo

Responsibilities

• Verify and sign-off production and quality sheets and ensure all nonconformances are identified.
• Update the approved supplier list and updating of all questionnaires
• Assist with review of policies and procedures as per AIB, FSSC, Woolworths and Pepsico standards and guidelines
• Update training matrix as per training conducted
• Conduct awareness training to all departments
• Conduct induction training to all employees
• Assist with Customer complaints investigation, update customer complaint registers and monthly report.
• Record Changes and Control of document - Document control and update document register.
• Assist with monthly GMP inspection and complete report, update monthly report on Audit form: Account management.
• Sampling of water, ingredients and final product for monthly and annual testing and update Micro testing schedule and review laboratory results.
• List of all temporary repairs in factory - do walk about with maintenance monthly.
• Supplier performance monitoring on service providers (Cleaning, Pest control, etc) Assist with Food Defence Plan, Threat Assessments, Food Defence team duties as stipulated by FSSC standard. (VACCP and TACCP).
• Assist with Test Emergency Response Procedure.
• Update PRP programme.
• Update non-conformances register and monthly report. Ensure all nonconformances are closed out.
• Stand-in for FS meetings.
• Assist with AIB virtual audit, internal audit and External audits.
• Assist with Risk assessments.
• Management of PRPs as per PRP programme.
• Stand-in for Online Quality Controllers on any of the 3 shifts, when required.
• Stand-in for QA manager.
• Draft COA’s and assist with specifications.
• Responsible for PEM and Programme.
• Assist with IPM programme and Pest Control Officer.

Qualifications

• Identification of improvement opportunities
• Critical evaluation skills
• Identification of trends, exceptions and loss of control over processes
• Understand the requirements of the applicable standards, codes, regulations, legislations and documented
• IMS
• Good basic knowledge of quality control processes and technology
• Good computer literacy (MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and SAP)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in Woolworths FPI portal (management of portal, specifications, quality contracts. Etc
• Ability to interpret standards and draft documents as per standard requirements