Quality Control Technician

This opportunity may be your “ golden ticket ” ! While Willy Wonka’s World of Chocolate is not located in Wisconsin, Denali Ingredients is, and we make all those scrumptious goodies found in your favorite ice cream flavor. Each day, we make fudge and caramel swirls, cookie dough, brownies and more. We ship to business customers across the US and Canada, spreading deliciousness nationwide. Denali is a growing ingredient supplier.

We believe in fast-paced fun, continually developing new products for today’s dynamic consumer preferences. We stay well-connected to the industry we serve through our R&D, sales, and marketing efforts. Denali brings innovation forward to customers, and we collaboratively innovate with our customers for new custom products. To stay relevant in the world of change, we are committed to investments in our facilities, equipment, engineering advancements, and in our employees.

While products are our focus, our passion is for our Denali team members, as they define who we are. Driving this passion is our company’s guiding principles that express our purpose, culture, mission, and vision for our team members and customers. Under the supervision of the Supervisor, Quality Control, the Technician checks and tests in-process and finished products, ensures conformance to company quality standards and customer specifications.

Essential Duties

• and Responsibilities This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary.
• Conduct standardized tests on intermediate and finished food products to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as size, color, and flavor.
• Flavor analysis entails tasting products potentially containing the following allergens: wheat, milk, soy, egg, peanut, tree nut, and sesame.
• Check the metal detector to ensure proper operation; report malfunctions to appropriate personnel.
• Gather retention, microbiological and control samples from raw materials and finished products.
• Prepare microbiological sample composites and paperwork for pickup by laboratory.
• Examine and approve product labels prior to production run.
• Place product on hold & assist with investigations as needed.
• Complete daily paperwork as assigned.
• Comply with all food safety and sanitation regulations.
• (SQF code, Plant programs, GMP’s and policies.
• Enforce and report deficiencies when appropriate.
• Analyze quality data, identify problem areas, and assist in resolving manufacturing processes or methods that affect quality.
• Participate on cross functional teams to address and resolve quality problems and to ensure the continuous, on-going improvement of processes and methods.
• Obtain environmental samples Other duties as required