Lab Assistant

Summary

The Quality Laboratory Assistant is responsible for coordinating the overall efficiency of the lab, review and organization of all quality paperwork, and management and organization of all quality retains and customer samples.

• Daily QA paperwork:
  Every product for every day has its own set of paperwork. It is the responsibility of the Lab Assistant to collect all documents from the Lab techs, machine operators and Line Supervisors. These documents must be sorted daily, placed in their appropriate files and any missing documentation must be logged.
• Shipping:
  The shipment of Quality samples is a large portion of the Lab assistant’s responsibility. All customers require retain samples, at different frequencies. The assistant is also responsible for the shipmentofallmicrosamplesforcustomersandadditionalbiologicalsamplesthatmay needtobesentfor the Lab or the blendingdept.
• Daily Production Folders:
  Daily production folders must be logged in and send to QA Manager for review at least every other working day, as it is Audit requirement to review all production folders within 7days.
• Sanitation:
  It is the responsibility of the assistant to keep track of, review and log the receipt of all Master Sanitationdocumentsfortheplant.
  
  It isimperativethatallsanitationrecordscanbeproduced intheevent of anaudit.
• Certificates of Analysis:
  All ingredients COA have come to the assistant. They must be scanned and logged into the shared drive. All COA’s for lab equipment and Calibration records are also to be maintained by the labassistant.
• QAWorkaid
  
  Book:
  
  Itistheresponsibilityof theassistanttokeeptrackof allchanges thatneedtobemade in the QAbook.
• The Lab Assistant is also responsible for Audit Prep, complaint report prep and gathering of all supportingdocumentation.
• Review and Approve Production Folders/LCRs.
• Coordinate ordering and organizing lab supplies. Focus on continuous improvements in ordering systems, working with vendors to reduce costs, and overall structure of lab organization.
• Manage collection and organization of internal and external retains.
• Log and coordinate Micro sampling setup for Micro Technicians.
• Log current location of lab equipment and maintain PM schedule in collaboration with the Quality Manager.
• All other duties as requested or assigned.

Other duties may be assigned.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work in wet, humid, or outdoor conditions. The employee is also exposed to varying temperatures extremes including heat and cold as the weather varies. The employee is occasionally exposed to work on elevated platforms, with fumes or airborne particles, or with toxic or caustic chemicals. This employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and exposed to vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Distance vision, Color Vision, Peripheral vision, and Depth perception. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.

In addition to competitive pay, stable employment and growth opportunities, we offer a variety of benefits as part of our total compensation & rewards package.

• Work an average 15 days/month,…