Lab Tech (ID #508995

Dairy Lab Tech Position

We are hiring for a Dairy Lab Tech in the city of Chino.

Schedule:

Sunday to Thursday

Time: 8:00pm to 04:30am

Pay rate: $24

The Laboratory Technician will be responsible for ensuring that he/she follows the company's SOP's for laboratory practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in the food industry and/or food laboratory experience, Dairy Industry preferred. Will be required to walk and stand up to 90% of the scheduled shift.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Adherence of SOP, SSOP, GMP, SQF and HACCP guidelines.
• Inspecting all laboratory testing equipment before start of shift, including but not limited to: sanitary condition of equipment, proper working order and lubrication.
• Stocking of all lab supplies.
• Laboratory Technician will be responsible for finished product testing to ensure that it falls within the pre-determined specification range for each product he/she flavors prior to finished packaging as well as antibiotic and allergen testing.
• The swabbing of all drains, clean tanks and allergens.
• Laboratory technician will be responsible for the finished product testing.
• Perform Production walkthroughs to check temps, product weights, tanks with product for time in logs as well as pre inspection checks.
• Release and/or hold of all finished products based on finished product testing results.
• Maintain a clean and orderly working area.
• Other duties as needed

Interactions:
The Laboratory Technician reports directly to the Lab Manager. Further Details Focused on Position:

• This is a Quality Control position for food based in Chino, CA. Products include ice cream, frozen yogurt, sour cream, and other dairy products.
• In this role, candidate will be dealing with milk and other allergen-related products.
• For this position we are looking for 3 primary qualities:
• Great Punctuality & Attendance
• Good Attitude
• Aptitude For Learning
• Our facility runs almost 24HRs a day, so it is important to have someone from Quality Control on site to maintain production needs.
• The Lab Technician shift is a "Night Shift". The primary schedule is Sunday – Thursday from 8:00pm to 04:30am, however it is possible the candidate may move to other shifts. Other shifts would include a few swing shifts or morning shifts or working weekends a couple of times a year.
• First few weeks candidate will be cross trained. They will experience working all 3 of our shifts. Training length varies depending on how quickly a candidate becomes comfortable. Usually lasts a couple weeks to month. Once training is complete, they will have their usual set schedule (2nd Shift).
• There are 4 main duties for this position:
• Walking the Production Facility Inspecting,
• Climbing Ladder to Retrieve Products
• Will be on Feet 90% of the Shift
• Chemistry Testing (Will be Trained)
• Testing in Process Products
• Microbiology Testing (Will be Trained)
• Testing Finished Products Ensuring Products are Approved and Safe from Contamination
• Inspecting Packaging Labels, Materials, Products, etc.
• And any other duties that will be assigned. Future Potential:
• Temp Agency Hire Transition with Potential to Full Time Hire
• Language:
• Bilingual (Strongly Preferred)