Qc Technician

Quality Control Technician

Updated: July 2020

Job Purpose: To ensure effective quality control through the verification of scales and incubators, execution of the manufacturing start-up procedure, efficient packaging analysis, and inspections.

Key Accountabilities and Outputs

1. Verifications:
   • Daily verifications of laboratory equipment.
   • Check that the skew bar is set at the correct height, the barcode stickers and coding on bottles have the correct information and are legible.
   • Check the torques on all capping heads.
   • Check that labels, preforms, and closures conform to specifications.
   • Report any non-conformances to the Line Supervisor and QC Supervisor.
   • Authorize the line supervisor to proceed once start-up results have been passed.
2. Packaging Analysis:
   • Testing of preforms, such as height, weight, neck finish dimensions, and recording of batch numbers for traceability.
   • Testing of blown bottles such as height, burst pressure, sectional weight, stress cracking, fill point capacity, drop test, visual inspections, wall thickness, base weight, neck finish dimensions.
   • Testing of closures such as height, skew cap detection, outer diameter, inner seal, secure seal.
   • Label inspections to ensure the application is correct on visual parameters.
   • Testing of labels for glue application.
   • Rinse residue tests.
3. Inspections:
   • Inspection of the date and batch code applications to ensure they are legible and correct.
   • Rinse pressure inspections.
   • Inspection of barcode stickers to ensure compliance with product running on the line.
   • Inspection of shrink wrapping.
   • Conducting tension force measurements on palletized products.
4. Documentation and Record Keeping:
   • Recording of all results.
   • Raising non-conformances to the QC Supervisor, isolation of non-conforming product/packaging.
5. Sampling:
   • Ensure that the correct number of samples are taken for relevant departments.
   • Ensure that the product meets the final product specifications.
   • Conduct all tests in accordance with the established testing plan.
   • Collaborate with production and other relevant departments on root cause investigations on internal non-conformities.
6. General:
   • Ensure that all Good Lab Practices are implemented and adhered to.
   • Ensure good housekeeping of the lab and associated workstations.
   • Ensure accurate sampling and analysis of in-process and final products.
   • Escalate any quality or food safety risks to the relevant functional heads.
   • Adhere to health, safety, food, and environmental standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 / Matric & Minimum National Diploma in Food Tech or Analytical Chemistry.
• Up to 3 years’ experience in FMCG; Bottling Equipment.
• Basic MS Excel, MS Word, Email skills.

Key Qualities

• Communication: Routine communication in connection with instructions, requests, or normal work tasks.
• Problem Solving: Proactive identification of problems and troubleshooting.

Behavioural Competencies

• Verbal Communication: Able to communicate verbally in a logical manner.
• Decision Making: Organizes information to make it easier to analyze.
• Continuous Improvement: Seeks out sources of information to improve work processes.
• Collaboration: Helps others with their work and meets commitments.
• Accountability: Accomplishes assigned tasks and takes responsibility for outcomes.