Lab Technician

LAB TECHNICIAN I

Description:

The Lab Technician I is a position that works in a high performance, customer focused Team environment and is responsible for conducting the daily tasks associated with the Quality Assurance laboratory to maintain the high quality of products produced by our company.

The Lab Technician I will be responsible for the inspection of raw materials, ingredients and products manufactured to ensure compliance with all internal and customer required specifications through the excellent performance of assigned duties. These actions are to be performed while keeping safety as a primary objective and following all established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Regulatory, and Company policies and procedures.

As an integral member of the Quality Control Team, the Lab Technician I plays a pivotal role in ensuring that a high level of collaboration and flexibility occurs between the QC Team and all other support and production departments to not only meet but exceed the operational and production goals set for the facility while making sure that the Quality of our products and the safety of ourselves and others remain a top priority.

• Responsible for supporting the plant's food safety culture and complying with all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements applicable to the position.
• Approving incoming components by confirming all materials meet required specifications; this is done through conducting both visual and measurement tests; responsible for rejecting and returning all unacceptable materials.
• Confirms all in-process production meets required specifications and approves products when visual and measurement tests have proven product meets designated stipulations; must effectively communicate any and all required adjustments to the Production Supervisor.
• Approves finished products by confirming specifications are met and conducting visual and measurement tests; prepares certificates of analysis and any certificates of compliance as needed.
• Documents inspection results by fastidiously completing reports and logs accurately and with timeliness.
• Excellent data entry skills required for inputting accurate and detailed data into the quality database
• The ideal candidate will be proactive in discovering deviations from company and customer standards and providing immediate notification to operators and supervisors
• Responsible for monitoring and inspecting process control points, critical control points, and essential quality attributes, an employee in this role must be familiar with all the essential quality attributes of Stratas Foods products.
• Keeps measurement equipment operating by following operating instructions; calibrating equipment and assist with submissions of work orders when needed.
• Collects and submits samples to outside laboratories as needed.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations.
• Accomplishes quality and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Verifies cleanliness of equipment while working in conjunction with sanitation personnel.
• Necessary training will be provided to ensure proper onboarding.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• High school diploma, GED required
• AAS or BS degree in a laboratory science (e.g. in microbiology, biochemistry, biology, food technology), or Experience as a QA Technician in a food or like manufacturing (consumer products) environment or equivalent experience in an industrial lab required, minimum of 2 years.
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