Quality Lab Technician

At Leprino Foods, we strive to be the WORLDS BEST dairy food and ingredient company. Leprino Foods is the world's largest supplier of mozzarella cheese and one of the largest suppliers of premium dairy nutrition ingredients. Our customers and business partners span the globe and include many of the world's largest food companies, restaurant chains and distributors.

The Quality Lab Technician position requires responsibility for monitoring all aspects of product quality from incoming raw materials to the finished product and must be able to understand Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), follow safe handling of hazardous chemicals, and keep accurate records as required.

Schedule:

• Leprino Foods is a 24/7 operating facility; the employee must be willing and able to workdays or nights. The current vacancy is on night shift, from 4:00pm-4:30am. Our schedules run 12 hours on a 2-2-3 rotation that allows for every other weekend off.
• After training is complete, new hires will be assigned a regular schedule on the next available shift.

Pay Rate:

• $25.52 per hour
• $0.75 Evening Pay Differential for every evening hourworked between 6:00pm-6:00am
• $1.00 Weekend Pay Differential for every hourworked Saturday & Sunday

Responsibilities:

• Test in-process cheese production, drip samples, cream, whey liquid and whey powder. Test finished cheese, milk, and cream for chemical analysis.
• Advise appropriate management personnel about out of specification conditions
• Collect, document, pack, and ship samples as required.
• Perform all duties in a safe manner while observing all SOP and GMP guidelines.
• Perform routine testing and control programs to monitor equipment procedures to verify function accuracy, alerting appropriate personnel to discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate, concise and detailed records of all results and data. Report out of specification conditions to Production and Quality Execution management.
• Participate in split sample programs to assure consistency between technicians, Regional, Corporate and State certification testing.
• Adhere to safety procedures and practices through the handling of flammables, caustics and corrosive chemicals.
• Interact with Production and Warehouse personnel for samples and communicate results.

Requirements:

• You must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Must be able to work Sunday-Saturday, off-shifts, weekends, holidays and required overtime to support a24-hour / 7-day operation.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 12.5 hours.
• Demonstrated ability to complete work assignments with a high degree of accuracy.
• Able to read, write and perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Basic understanding of chemicals.
• Able to interpret data and make necessary decisions.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Ability to multitask.

Preferred skills:

• One-year prior manufacturing experience.
• Ability to obtain state certification if operating in the Milk Screening Lab.
• Specific vision may be required for this position, including close vision, distance vision, color and depth perception, and the ability to read computer screens for extended time periods.
• Good time management skills.

Leprino Foods Company supports a drug-free workplace and is an EEO / Affirmative Action EmployerM / F / Disability / Veteran

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