Production Quality Lead
About the role
Overview:
Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.
If you are a current associate of Primo Brands, please apply via myADP or Success Factors.
Pay: $25 / hour
Plant location: Victoria, BC
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Responsibilities:
- This position is responsible for both production and quality functions.
- Provide frontline leadership in day-to-day operations of getting bottles out the door safely and in accordance with quality standards.
- Manage the shipment and receipt of all products, materials, and supplies.
- Develop team capability through training, coaching, role-modeling & assists Production Supervisor with managing skills matrix.
- Build relationships with frontline team members, colleagues and support services to ensure team-goal alignment.
- Working on the production line and performing warehouse duties as needed.
- Participating in inventory cycle counts.
- Responsible for quality control testing of raw source water, water processing and finished bottled water products to ensure regulatory compliance with the applicable Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Provincial, Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA), and Primo Brands Corporation (PBC) bottled water and beverage safety and quality standards.
- Perform microbiological and wet chemistry testing on source water, process and finished product samples in accordance with Standard Methods and PBC requirements (standard operating procedures and policies).
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of all analyses and inspections concerning incoming raw materials, water processing treatment equipment and production processes.
- Monitor and maintain manufacturing plant quality assurance programs to ensure adherence to established CFIA, Provincial, CBWA and PBC standards.
- Contribute as a member of the Food Safety team to ensure compliance with all applicable bottled water and beverage safety and quality standards.
- Assist with cleaning and sanitization (Clean-In-Place (CIP)) duties for the water processing equipment and production areas as necessary and appropriate, according to regulatory standards.
- Manage multiple tasks and priorities while maintaining detailed and accurate records, quality and safety standards.
- Assist, as needed, during any safety issues and quality hold situations.
- Create and maintain a safe and positive work environment
- Understand and adhere to internal/external regulations, procedures & policies
- Actively pursue quality standards, specifically HACCP and GMP’s
- Communicate with planning and floor personnel, ensure daily schedule changes and line management
- Other duties as assigned by leadership
Qualifications:
- HACCP / Food Safety knowledge or related field experience.
- Forklift experience.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Suite.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to make operational decisions to maintain safety, quality, and productivity.
- Ability to work well with limited supervision, both individually and as a team.
- Ensure adherence to SOPs, GMPs, and company policies.
- Ability to pass the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA) Certified Plant Operator (CPO) exam and maintain the certification.
- Ability to support regulatory and internal audits.
- Ability to stoop, bend, lift and twist on a regular basis.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
Primo Brands’ established portfolio includes billion-dollar brands Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain® Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands, Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. Our extensive direct-to-consumer offerings and industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. At Primo Brands, our more than 11,000 associates are at the heart of what we do and deliver on our mission to provide healthy hydration to consumers wherever, however and whenever they want it. We believe in fostering a respectful culture, which values our associates who are deeply invested in quality hydration, our communities, and the sustainability of our packaging and water sources for generations to come.
Primo Brands welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
About Primo Brands
Primo Brands™ is a leading North American branded beverage company with a focus on healthy hydration, delivering sustainably and domestically sourced diversified offerings across products, formats, channels, price points and consumer occasions, distributed in every state and Canada.
Primo Brands has an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets, including established billion-dollar brands, Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain®, Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands including Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. These brands are sold directly across retail channels, including mass food, convenience, natural, drug, wholesale, distributors and home improvement, as well as food service accounts in North America. The Company also has extensive direct-to-consumer offerings with its industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers, which create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across its Water Direct, Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses. Through its Water Direct business, Primo Brands delivers sustainable hydration solutions direct to home and business consumers. Through its Water Exchange business, consumers can visit approximately 26,500 retail locations and purchase a pre-filled, multi-use bottle of water that can be exchanged after use for a discount on the next purchase. Through its Water Refill business, consumers have the option to refill empty multi-use bottles at approximately 23,500 self-service refill drinking water stations. Primo Brands also offers water filtration units for home and business consumers across North America.
For more information, visit www.primobrands.com.
Production Quality Lead
About the role
Overview:
Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.
If you are a current associate of Primo Brands, please apply via myADP or Success Factors.
Pay: $25 / hour
Plant location: Victoria, BC
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Responsibilities:
- This position is responsible for both production and quality functions.
- Provide frontline leadership in day-to-day operations of getting bottles out the door safely and in accordance with quality standards.
- Manage the shipment and receipt of all products, materials, and supplies.
- Develop team capability through training, coaching, role-modeling & assists Production Supervisor with managing skills matrix.
- Build relationships with frontline team members, colleagues and support services to ensure team-goal alignment.
- Working on the production line and performing warehouse duties as needed.
- Participating in inventory cycle counts.
- Responsible for quality control testing of raw source water, water processing and finished bottled water products to ensure regulatory compliance with the applicable Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Provincial, Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA), and Primo Brands Corporation (PBC) bottled water and beverage safety and quality standards.
- Perform microbiological and wet chemistry testing on source water, process and finished product samples in accordance with Standard Methods and PBC requirements (standard operating procedures and policies).
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of all analyses and inspections concerning incoming raw materials, water processing treatment equipment and production processes.
- Monitor and maintain manufacturing plant quality assurance programs to ensure adherence to established CFIA, Provincial, CBWA and PBC standards.
- Contribute as a member of the Food Safety team to ensure compliance with all applicable bottled water and beverage safety and quality standards.
- Assist with cleaning and sanitization (Clean-In-Place (CIP)) duties for the water processing equipment and production areas as necessary and appropriate, according to regulatory standards.
- Manage multiple tasks and priorities while maintaining detailed and accurate records, quality and safety standards.
- Assist, as needed, during any safety issues and quality hold situations.
- Create and maintain a safe and positive work environment
- Understand and adhere to internal/external regulations, procedures & policies
- Actively pursue quality standards, specifically HACCP and GMP’s
- Communicate with planning and floor personnel, ensure daily schedule changes and line management
- Other duties as assigned by leadership
Qualifications:
- HACCP / Food Safety knowledge or related field experience.
- Forklift experience.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Suite.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to make operational decisions to maintain safety, quality, and productivity.
- Ability to work well with limited supervision, both individually and as a team.
- Ensure adherence to SOPs, GMPs, and company policies.
- Ability to pass the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA) Certified Plant Operator (CPO) exam and maintain the certification.
- Ability to support regulatory and internal audits.
- Ability to stoop, bend, lift and twist on a regular basis.
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds.
Primo Brands’ established portfolio includes billion-dollar brands Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain® Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands, Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. Our extensive direct-to-consumer offerings and industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. At Primo Brands, our more than 11,000 associates are at the heart of what we do and deliver on our mission to provide healthy hydration to consumers wherever, however and whenever they want it. We believe in fostering a respectful culture, which values our associates who are deeply invested in quality hydration, our communities, and the sustainability of our packaging and water sources for generations to come.
Primo Brands welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
About Primo Brands
Primo Brands™ is a leading North American branded beverage company with a focus on healthy hydration, delivering sustainably and domestically sourced diversified offerings across products, formats, channels, price points and consumer occasions, distributed in every state and Canada.
Primo Brands has an extensive portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets, including established billion-dollar brands, Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain®, Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands including Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. These brands are sold directly across retail channels, including mass food, convenience, natural, drug, wholesale, distributors and home improvement, as well as food service accounts in North America. The Company also has extensive direct-to-consumer offerings with its industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers, which create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across its Water Direct, Water Exchange and Water Refill businesses. Through its Water Direct business, Primo Brands delivers sustainable hydration solutions direct to home and business consumers. Through its Water Exchange business, consumers can visit approximately 26,500 retail locations and purchase a pre-filled, multi-use bottle of water that can be exchanged after use for a discount on the next purchase. Through its Water Refill business, consumers have the option to refill empty multi-use bottles at approximately 23,500 self-service refill drinking water stations. Primo Brands also offers water filtration units for home and business consumers across North America.
For more information, visit www.primobrands.com.