Food Quality Lab Tech

Actalent is actively hiring for a world leader in food and beverage products manufacturing! This Food Quality Lab Tech role will support the Quality Control team doing analytical testing while also following FDA, GMP, and client policies.

The QA Technician is responsible to support the facility in finished product, packaging, and raw material testing to help ensure released product meets specifications. In addition, this position includes internal quality and food safety audits to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. The position will include maintaining equipment in the milk receiving and laboratories. Performing necessary daily checks within the Milk Receiving laboratory. This position will also cross-train on procedures within the main chemistry lab and perform testing within the main chemistry lab as needed.

DUTIES:

• Manage finished product, packaging, and raw material sample receipt, handling, and testing.
• Perform component and ID testing on incoming raw materials for release, usage and review.
• Make cleaning solution and zero solution for FT2, perform daily calibrations on equipment.
• Maintain laboratory environment that is clean, orderly and safe by following proper policies, procedures and techniques to protect employees and the environment for biological contamination and safety hazards.
• Take temperatures of laboratory refrigerator(s), incubator(s) on a daily basis.
• Order supplies and track inventory of laboratory consumables.
• Revise procedures, protocols and process flows as necessary.
• Accurately records, reviews, and verify results using Good Documentation Practices (GDP’s).
• Perform task according to Good Laboratory Practices (GLP’s).
• Execute Internal Control Plan (ICP) for laboratory equipment.
• Responsible for data entry of laboratory results in SAP and other data management systems.
• Laboratory data consolidation, trending, and reporting to operational teams.
• Completion of all necessary transactions in SAP.
• Timely and effective communications of all out-of-norm results to ensure deviations are resolved.
• Understand and follow all Good Laboratory Practices.
• Manage receipt, storage, and inventory of all laboratory consumables.
• Completion of daily, weekly, and monthly quality and food safety internal audits of the facility.

Qualifications:

1) Bachelor or Associate degree in a life science

2) Ability to work on third shift

3) Experience or interest in growing with a FDA/GMP lab

If you OR someone you know are interested, apply TODAY! You can also send your resume or questions to ebeam@actalentservices.com and 317-567-6617.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 – 48 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

Work Location: In person