QA Laboratory Technician

Job title: QA Laboratory Technician

JOB PURPOSE: The primary role of the QA Laboratory Technician is to assure product quality by supporting, monitoring, observing, and testing the food production process, the environment, raw materials, and finished product.

DUTIES AND RESPONBILITIES: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Follow all Stellar Snacks GMPs and work in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

• Perform line and finished product testing to ensure conformance to specifications.

• Accurately prepare and process daily paperwork in an organized manner.

• Collect environmental monitoring samples in the manufacturing process as scheduled.

• Maintain sample logs daily to ensure timely testing and tracking of all samples.

• Communicate lab results cross-functionally to ensure consistent product quality and notify staff of any product nonconformities.

• Monitor trends in product sampling for comparison with finished product nutritional information, to report possible process or mechanical issues, and to investigate quality issues or consumer complaints.

• Prepare product or environmental samples using aseptic methods for shipping to third-party laboratories as needed.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in SQF guidelines and other governing bodies for food production.

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of QA laboratory.

• Submit samples for shelf-life and nutrition testing.

• Troubleshoot and calibrate laboratory equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS/Preferred Background:

• Associate’s Degree or Higher Level of Education focused on laboratory studies including Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, or Public Health coursework.

• 3+ years of experience working in a Food Science or Public Health Laboratory.

Experience writing Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures.

Qualifications:

• English speaking is a must; Bilingual (Spanish and English) is preferred

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• Good communication skills, both oral and written.

• Proficiency with food production and laboratory equipment.

• Previous quality assurance experience in the food industry.

• High school diploma or GED.

• Must be able to effectively communicate in English and Spanish (speak, read, and write).

• Ability to work weekends, as needed.

• College or technical school training is desired.

• Knowledge in microbiology or Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is desired.

WORKING CONDITIONS: The characteristics described here represent those an employee counters while performing essential functions of the job:

• Laboratory environment

• Warehouse/production environment

• Work in hot and cold environments

• Noise exposure

• Work near moving mechanical parts

• Chemical hazards

• Biological hazards

• Power/electrical equipment or hazards

• Exposure to food allergens

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to work in hot and cold environments.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds infrequently.

• Able to work in various positions including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, and bending over for extended periods of time.

• Ability to work with and around food allergens.

DIRECT REPORST: QA and Food Safety Manager

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