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Quality Assurance Technician, 2nd shift

City: Wanamingo

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

•Research & Development​

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

QA technicians (also known as Quality Assurance Technicians) support food safety and quality programs by performing routine and non-routine quality activities to ensure products meet regulatory, customer, and internal specifications. This role requires strong attention to detail, the ability to follow procedures accurately, and to escalate, and document quality concerns in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Schedule –

Monday – Friday

2:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Your responsibilities

+ Understand and comply with customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and internal quality standards.

+ Demonstrate working knowledge of manufacturing processes, processing sequences, and critical control points for assigned products.

+ Collect samples, perform analytical and microbiological testing accurately, and report results clearly and on time, including but not limited to:

+ Density

+ Dispersibility and solubility

+ Organoleptic evaluations

+ Weight control

+ Foreign material and X-ray identification

+ Microbiological testing (APC, Eb, Coliforms, E. coli, Yeast and Mold)

+ Oxygen container checks, seam inspections, and leak testing

+ Accurately document and review test results for in process products, raw materials, and environmental monitoring.

+ Understand coding, purchase orders, lot traceability, and sampling plans; sample incoming raw materials and release or reject based on results.

+ Ensure laboratory equipment is properly calibrated and maintained to meet testing and compliance requirements.

+ Follow and support SOP’s, GMP’s, HACCP programs, sanitation, and pest control.

+ Identify, communicate, and escalate quality issues or potential risks promptly to appropriate personnel.

+ Support production by addressing immediate quality concerns, performing follow-ups, and verifying corrective actions.

+ Collect, label, package, and ship samples as required.

+ Maintain a clean, organized, and audit- ready laboratory and work space.

+ Collaborate effectively with production, sanitation, maintenance, and other departments.

+ Serve as back-up support for other quality personnel during vacations, planned absences, or staffing gaps.

+ Perform additional duties as assigned by supervision in support of quality and food safety objectives.

The experience we're looking for

+ Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to read, understand, and follow procedures and instructions.

+ Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

+ Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and precision.

+ Willingness to take ownership of Quality Assurance responsibilities and outcomes.

+ Ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

+ Demonstrates a high standard of personal cleanliness and hygiene.

+ Strong sensory and observational skills.

+ Effective organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills.

+ Basic computer proficiency (Microsoft Word and Excel preferred).

+ Previous experience in food manufacturing and/or quality control preferred.

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $56,000 - $70,000 / Annually

Benefits

+ Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

+ 401(k) up to 6% company match

+ Annual Profit Sharing

+ 4 weeks’ vacation

+ 12 fixed holidays + 3 floating holidays

+ 2 Paid Volunteer Days

+ Life insurance

+ HSA / FSA

+ Employee assistance program

After 1 year of service –

+ Tuition reimbursement

+ Maternity / Paternity leave

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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