Lab Technician - Nights

HP Hood•Batavia, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Technician will handle all aspects of the lab including chemical testing, bacteria testing and quality assurance to ensure the manufacture and packaging of high quality products. This role involves laboratory testing to meet standards set up in PMO, Standard Methods for the Dairy Industry and FDA 2400 methods requirements. The technician will pull, log, and run finish product and processing samples, as well as samples of incoming raw material and packaging to determine acceptability. Responsibilities include auditing CIP chemical concentrations, preparing media and lab controls, operating an autoclave, assisting with lab equipment preventative maintenance, inoculating batch tanks, and performing daily cleanup and review of racking systems for shelf life testing. The role also includes participating in environmental testing and verifying plant equipment sanitation requirements prior to startup, along with various tasks involving food safety and quality.

Requirements

Prior experience in food manufacturing.
Knowledge of food microbiology, chemistry, dairy standards and CIP sanitation.
Intermediate Computer Skill (i.e. Word, Excel, etc.)
Ability to work well with people.
Communication skills are a must.
Multi-tasked Individual.
Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

Laboratory testing to meet standards set up in PMO, Standard Methods for the Dairy Industry and FDA 2400 methods requirements.
Pulling, logging, and running finish product and processing samples for all test required on each product.
Pull sample of incoming raw material and packaging to determine acceptability of loads from our suppliers.
Audit CIP chemical concentrations and ensures compliance to company specifications.
Prepare media and other lab controls. These would include but are not limited to pour plates, buffer water, etc.
Operate autoclave to sterilize plates and equipment as needed while ensuring sterility test are accurate.
Assist in lab equipment PMs such as cleaning the Micro Luminescence Systems weekly with caustic; drain and clean the autoclave bi-weekly; changing fluid standards and filters on the cryoscopy.
Inoculating batch tanks with enzyme and vitamins and recording usages on the various logs.
Responsible for the daily cleanup and review of racking systems in the incubators and cooler to set up for shelf life testing.
Participate in environmental testing in and around plant that includes swabbing, air plating, water sampling, etc.
Verifies that plant equipment meets sanitation requirements prior to start up.
Various tasks involving the responsibility of the food safety and quality of company products.