Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Position Title:

Quality Assurance Lab Technician
Wage: $19.00/hour

Shift: 1st

Hours:

8:00am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Location:

Racine, WI

• Maintain and update raw material supplier information
• Test for titrateable acidity, moisture, pH, and Babcock fat testing on wet blended products multiple times throughout the day
• Enter data and test results into the computer, and communicate results to the processing personnel. Provide packing approval to wet blending operators based on test results
• Visually inspect finished samples. Portions will be logged, retained and shelved
• Perform weekly audits of the warehouse and plant, noting and documenting any product safety or GMP violations, and advising the Quality Assurance Manager
• Generate specialty COAs to comply with customer requests and EU Certification for overseas shipments
• Receive raw materials, including entering and releasing the product in Adage after checking for requirements such as kosher status, EU status, COA status, etc. Collect and sample raw material(s), and/or send to an outside laboratory for additional sampling
• Assist the Quality Assurance Manager in entering COA information on finished product, and release finished product in Adage
• Cover the positions of Quality Assurance Manager in the event of absence

• High school diploma or equivalency
• At least one year general lab experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems
• Ability to taste or smell foods or beverages
• Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely
• Ability to work within company’s policies of customer satisfaction and teamwork within a collaborative environment

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.