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Quality Lab Technician

East York, Ontario
Mid Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Flexible work environment
Trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging
Accommodations available for candidates with disabilities

About the role

Job Description Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. You independently operate and maintain at least one process, equipment or systems following autonomous maintenance (AM) standards and use your technical skills to improve line and/or system performance to meet business needs.

How You Will Contribute You are a key ingredient in changing how the world snacks. With coaching, you will operate and maintain equipment to deliver on our safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets. You will use execute all standard work processes on your equipment using AM (autonomous maintenance) and PM (progressive maintenance) standards and ensure that safety processes are observed, and that quality assurance activities are performed. You will understand the losses in their area and equipment and report them.

What You Will Bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • Operating machines with coaching
  • Safety and quality standards for operating machines
  • Reading and writing, and fluently conversant in the language of communication as appropriate to the site
  • Collaborating well in a diverse work environment

More About This Role What you need to know about this position:

  • This position reports to the Quality Assurance leader (lab). The Quality Assurance Lab Technician will be responsible for working with the Quality Assurance department to ensure all ingredients meet the specifications of the Company.

What extra ingredients you will bring: A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • Collaborating well in a diverse and fast paced work environment
  • Demonstrated interest and concern for quality and keen observation skills and a keen desire to learn.
  • Team player with a positive attitude, working well with others.
  • Reading and writing, and fluently conversant in the language of communication as appropriate to the site
  • Experience in basic lab equipment, preferably with work experience in a scientific environment

Education / Certifications:

  • Post-Secondary diploma in a Quality Control/Quality Assurance area is required, Biology, chemistry, Food Science and natural sciences preferred.
  • 2 years minimum work experience in a Quality Control/Quality Assurance environment is preferred.

Job specific requirements:

  • Strong computer skills (Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Teams) including Windows software and plant informational systems (SAP, SharePoint).
  • Knowledge of packaging material will be considered as asset.
  • Ensure that raw and packaging materials conform to their specifications
  • Aid in the disposition of non-conforming materials by helping to maintain the hold/release program
  • Responsible for Allergen control program and Site Kosher Program
  • Ensure Equipment calibration and verification program will adhere to company standard.
  • Responsible for maintaining clean and organized lab
  • Ensure that raw and packaging materials conform to their specifications.
  • Ensure that test equipment and inspection processes are routinely checked for accuracy
  • Conduct traceability audits as required and work with plant employees to ensure that any deviations are communicated and follow-up up on
  • Enter data in Plant Systems and maintain Quality Computer Systems (SAP and QS) to ensure accuracy
  • Perform micro-swabbing at different areas and maintain/track results and deviations. Log corrective actions
  • Technical support to production departments in trouble shooting of production/packaging problems
  • Any other duties as assigned by the Department Leader.
  • The successful candidate must be a responsible and reliable self-starter who is capable of working effectively with little supervision.
  • Must be a strong performer who demonstrates reliability, an excellent attendance record, excellent teamwork and strong self-directed, individual and group work ethic.

Work schedule:

  • Flexibility to work any shift as needed (including weekends).
  • Availability to start working immediately.

Business Unit Summary With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type Regular

Manufacturing core

Manufacturing

About Mondelēz International

Food and Beverage Manufacturing
10,000+

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 80,000 individuals around the world.

Our Purpose Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Our Brands We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.

Our People Our 80,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.

Our Strategies We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities:

• Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth • Execution: drive operational excellence • Culture: build a winning growth culture