Laboratory Technician

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Making Better Happen Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet. From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe. We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant.

And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet. Every one of us works towards our shared purpose:
Making Better Happen™. Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together. Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.

Build a better future as a Laboratory Technician in Newark, NJ

Compensation Range: $55,950 - $93,250
Possible Bonus: 5%

AAK Newark

The Quality Lab Technician is tasked with supporting successful daily operations. This is achieved by performing tests on incoming raw materials, in-process and finished products and R&D samples. This ensures the superior quality of our product in a safety-first work environment. This requires collaboration and communication with all levels of Operations, Quality, Customer Innovation personnel and other departments, as needed.

• Safety and Environment:
  Work safely and always demonstrate safety. Encourage all employees and contractors to adhere to the safety-first motto working in compliance to safety and environmental regulations (Federal, State, Local, AAK, OSHA, DEP and FDA). Maintain a clean and safe work environment by following established GMP’s (good manufacturing practices) and work procedures to assure superior quality and consistency to our customers, including hazardous waste disposal.
  
  Identify and communicate safety hazards.
• Quality:
  Support the Quality Control Manager in administering quality control systems, and food safety programs in accordance with company and regulatory guidelines. Perform incoming, in-process, and finished product testing to assure conformance with customer and/or internal specifications. Perform product inspections and tests in accordance with established quality standards, inspection plans, and test procedures. Record all test results in digital form in the lab database or on standard data cards.
  
  Generate reports summarizing each day’s testing and trend with statistics as needed for QA or Operational purposes. Report results, review data and advise supervision of materials not meeting specifications. Urgent reporting is required for any out-of-specification result associated with production and/or shipment analysis. Prepare and generate required certificates of analysis for all product shipments. Prepare and analyze chemical reagents and solutions as required to meet needs of QC/R&D systems.
  
  Maintain chemical waste management systems in compliance with all applicable environmental regulations as required. Interact with manufacturing operations within areas of responsibility on day-to-day quality issues. Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of manufacturing systems as related to quality control. Maintain inventory control of supplies and chemicals as necessary to support QC/R&D systems. Maintain control of sample retain program. Perform miscellaneous assignments as directed to support QC/R&D requirements.
  
  Flexibility in shift schedule (24 hours) is required and overtime is mandatory as operational needs dictate including weekends. Specific areas of responsibility are, but not limited to, hydrogenation, refining & bleaching, modification, deodorization, shipments & receiving, and wastewater systems. Assist in developing and maintaining QC and processing equipment standardization checks. Under direction of the QC manager supports research and development work by performing assigned testing and sample handling protocols.
  
  Trained for and perform filters inspection for HACCP program CCP. Inventory lab supplies and notify management to order replacement supplies…