Quality Control Lab Technician

Job Type

Full-time

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As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family‑owned company with over 85,000 professional members across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award‑winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Break stone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go‑Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi and Arz.

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Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Lactalis US Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Quality Control Lab Technician based in Londonderry, NH.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Maintain and enforce strict adherence to all quality standards, including the pasteurized milk ordinance and State regulations.
• Ensure consistent communication and enforcement of all company Quality policies, Good Manufacturing Practice compliance, and Food Safety regulatory standards.
• Assure the accuracy of all food safety records and documents.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver appropriate Quality, Food Safety, and HACCP training and communication for all employees.
• Manage all activities supporting the manufacturing plant, including staff education on quality standards, FS22000 programs, and HACCP plans for all products and processes.
• Evaluate, investigate, and implement corrective actions based on microbiological evidence found during routine sampling.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance on new installations and equipment updates to ensure sanitary design and compliance with food safety programs.
• Partner with Manufacturing to minimize quality loss and boost productivity while upholding all food safety standards.
• Manage product specifications in the SAP database, including updating existing specifications and creating new product entries.
• Utilize statistical tools to evaluate quality and compliance trends.

Yes - you read that right! Our two week rotation in Production allows our team members to have every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday off!

We run 12 hour shifts:
Week 1: 48 Hours, Week 2: 36 hours.

6:30am - 6:30pm

• Week 1:
  Sat - On, Sun - On, Mon - Off, Tue - Off, Wed - On, Thu - On, Fri - Off
• Week 2:
  Sat - Off, Sun - Off, Mon - On, Tue - On, Wed - Off, Thu - Off, Fri - On

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience (5 years) required;
  Bachelor's degree preferred.
• A major in a scientific discipline is preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in the food industry is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of milk and dairy product science and technology, including understanding milk components and their interactions during processing, and the ability to link product characteristics (e.g., chemistry, % fat, pH) to packaging constraints (e.g., stress cracking, migration).
• Proven ability to develop and implement policies and procedures to investigate and resolve non‑compliant quality issues.
• Working knowledge of Quality standards such as QHSE and HACCP Codex.
• Proficiency in applying statistical principles to manage metrology, monitor method accuracy, and…