QC Lab Technician

Essential Job Responsibilities:

 Maintain a clean and orderly laboratory, lab equipment and adequate stocks of

reagents.

 Must have the ability to interpret scientific data and understand the impact of

the results on the business with minimal assistance from the Supervisor or other

technicians.

 Basic analytical chemistry, including the preparation of reagents.

 Perform basic problem solving, trouble shooting of laboratory equipment.

 May assist in technician training.

 Must have the ability to independently run scientific, method improvement, or

continuous improvement projects.

 Must be able to learn and perform calculations, troubleshoot analytical results

and perform basic troubleshooting analysis of non-conformances.

 Must be able to identify unusual lab results and bring to the attention of the

Production Manager.

 Must be able to comprehend approved methods and initiate revisions.

 Must be able to learn, validate and implement new methods.

 Assist with Food Safety Initiatives including but not limited to environmental

monitoring, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Plan (HACCP).

 Participate in training and studies designed to:

1. Improve or maintain assay accuracy.

2. Implement the use of new equipment or new procedures.

3. Internal and third party inter- and intra-lab collaborative studies.

4. Engage in problem solving activities.

Required:

 Education: Associates Degree in a scientific discipline or 1-2 years of relevant

experience.

 Formal education includes one or more of the following: analytical chemistry,

biochemistry, instrumentation, mathematics and statistics, physics, biology,

food nutrition and science, and/or other science disciplines.

 Perform data entry, navigate computer software.

 Ability to problem solve independently.

 Ability to work in a team.

 Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.

Desired:

 Education: Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline, 1-2 years of relevant

experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 Prior QC/analytical laboratory experience.

 Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma certification.

 Prior experience with working across functions in an organization.

 Prior experience in food, beverage, nutritional industries.

 Analytical experience in GC/HPLC/UPLC/MS.

 Experience with lab automation systems and sample management systems

such as lab electronic notebooks, lab information systems and

chromatography data systems.

 Experience with Waters Empower and/or Agilent Open Lab CDS

Equipment Operation: Ability to operate food processing and analytical equipment.

Physical Requirements:

 Work with liquids, dry powders, solvents, and reagents in a chemistry lab

environment.

 Use of personal protective equipment while working with potential irritants

 Lab bench work will involve basic motions of bending, leaning, lifting,

twisting, and turning with the need to lift 4 oz to 10 lbs on a frequent basis

and up to 50 lbs on an infrequent basis.

 Lab work will involve standing and walking 4-8 hours/day.

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