Quality Technician - Night shift

Quality Technician - Night Shift

Aurora Organic Dairy –
Platteville, CO

Base pay range: $19.00/hr - $21.00/hr

Join our dynamic Quality Assurance team at our Organic Dairy Processing facility. Be a part of a 2025 Top Workplace USA!

The Quality Assurance Lab Technician is responsible for in‑process and finished product quality testing, maintaining accurate and complete records, and alerting management to any potential quality issues.

Nights: 6 pm – 6 am, Thurs – Sat and alternating Wednesdays.

• All plant personnel have the responsibility to monitor and report any deviations from our Food Safety and Food Quality (HACCP & SQF) programs to your immediate supervisor.
• Assist in all inbound and finished product milk processing including but not limited to:
  Customer Service, working with our Laboratory and Product Information Management System, Tanker/Silo Inventory Control, administrative assistant duties.
• Competency in Microsoft Windows and Office products.
• Responsible for performing process control testing in a manufacturing environment.
• Maintain accurate and complete laboratory testing result records.
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory Practices and Safety Procedures.
• Communicate any potential quality issues to QA Management.
• Professional communication and customer service skills in working with multiple departments and external partners.

• Laboratory testing result data entry.
• Member of HACCP team.
• Other quality department responsibilities as deemed necessary.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Manufacturing, Food Science, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
• Experience in dairy laboratory testing procedures preferred.
• Knowledge of laboratory testing methods.
• Detail oriented and team member.
• Strong, honest work ethic with ability to handle multiple tasks daily.
• Good communication skills.

Must be able to sit for extended periods, stand or walk for >50% of the shift, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl; reach, grasp, lift, push, pull up to 50 lbs. regularly and up to 80 lbs. occasionally. Night shift 6 pm – 6 am, Thurs – Sat and alternating Wed.