Lab Coordinator

Post Consumer Brands•Bloomsburg, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Coordinator guides day-to-day Quality Assurance activities at the Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania plant. This hands-on role combines laboratory testing, documentation, quality-system work, and coordination across teams to protect product quality and consistency. The coordinator reviews records, supports finished-product release decisions, responds to potential quality issues, supports audit readiness, investigates incidents, and manages product and raw-material holds. The role helps ensure products meet company, state, and federal standards. The position works on-site at the Bloomsburg plant on a 12-hour rotating night schedule from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., including every other weekend. The Lab Coordinator works with Quality Assurance, Operations, Purchasing, Receiving, Supply Chain, and external laboratories, taking ownership of shift-level quality activities with limited direct supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two or more years of relevant experience in food processing and/or a laboratory setting.
Ability to perform routine ingredient and finished-product testing and recognize deviations from established standards.
Strong computer skills and the ability to learn and use quality, inventory, and documentation systems.
Ability to use basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills to complete testing and documentation accurately.
Ability to work mechanically on laboratory equipment and support instrument troubleshooting and calibration.
Ability to work the required 12-hour rotating night schedule, including every other weekend.
Clear written and verbal communication with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and external partners.
Sound analytical judgment when evaluating potential quality issues and following established procedures.
Organization and attention to detail while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to troubleshoot calmly and follow through on investigations, test results, documentation, and deadlines.
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision and collaborate effectively across functions.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Animal Science, or Food Science, or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

Perform routine testing of ingredients and finished products, identify results outside established standards, and provide timely feedback to operations.
Review Quality Assurance records and support positive release decisions for finished products using SureTrend, Korber, Redzone, and other applicable tools.
Initiate shift quality incident investigations and support corrective and preventive action reports, consumer complaint investigations, mock recalls, trace exercises, thermal-process deviations, and hold evaluations.
Lead ingredient and finished-product hold investigations and recommend approval or rejection based on quality-control principles.
Communicate rejected ingredient results and coordinate third-party laboratory evaluations when required.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Receiving, Supply Chain, and Quality Assurance to track raw-material testing, delivery schedules, inventory, Certificates of Analysis, deadlines, and lot releases.
Prepare, document, and ship raw-material samples for external testing; follow up with laboratories to obtain results when needed; and maintain shelf-life extension documentation.
Place identified lots or batches on hold in inventory and tracking systems, notify required personnel, tag affected pallets, and maintain supporting documentation.
Maintain an organized work area and follow safety, GMP, sanitation, quality, SOP, SQF, and team requirements to support plant audit readiness.
Provide shift support through daily huddles, document review and updates, environmental swabbing, right-to-run inspections, sensory and organoleptic product reviews, authorized temporary specification routing, and vitamin receipt sign-off.
Troubleshoot and calibrate laboratory instruments, support Quality systems and Redzone updates, order supplies within budget requirements, and schedule coverage as needed.
Complete other projects assigned by Quality Food Safety leadership.