Laboratory Technician

Role: Laboratory Technician

Duration: 6 month contract to hire (will go permanent)

Opening: First Shift Hours Monday-Friday

General Purpose of the Job:

Take direction from Laboratory Supervisor and/or QA Manager and work with Production Supervisors to maintain overall product quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs microbiological analysis of raw materials and finished products
• Responsible for Hold/Release/Rejection of finished goods.
• Performs chemical analysis of raw materials and finished products.
• Verifies compliance and alerts management of any deviations.
• Performs weight checks, temperature checks, ingredient usage and distribution, finished product appearance, code date verification and pH testing.
• Responsible for daily finished product evaluations
• Performs sensory evaluations of all products
• Performs environmental testing
• Ability to grow and assume increased responsibilities as Company requirements dictate
• Flexibility to vary work schedule dependent upon production and staffing needs
• Follow all Company and governmental policies and regulations (e.g. SOP, GMP, LOTO, Safety, etc.)
• Follow job specific SOP's
• Keep all areas of responsibility clean and organized
• Keep neat and accurate records and paperwork per Company and government policy
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance on equipment
• Report all equipment malfunctions and abnormalities to Plant Shift Supervisors, Management and/or Maintenance
• Suggest any new preventative maintenance tasks that could be added to improve efficiency, eliminate downtime and product failures.
• Work with maintenance personnel to effect repairs as necessary

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science
• 0-3 years prior experience in a Laboratory
• Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good computer skills including literacy with Excel and Word.
• Individual should have an understanding of food safety, food laboratory practices, GMP, HACCP, PMO, Pest Control and basic Sanitation practices
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.