QA Lab Specialist AR
About The Position
This position is designated as a Safety-Sensitive role, meaning an associate's inability or impaired ability to perform their job-related tasks could result in a direct threat to the associate's safety or the safety of others. The QA Lab Specialist provides guidance to QA lab technicians, acts as a backup laboratory technician in microbiology and chemistry, and supports the validation of analytical and microbiological test methods. This role also supports plant project work, performs and documents alert and action limit investigations, and manages incoming raw material receipt and testing. Additionally, the specialist supports and helps manage the environmental monitoring program, maintains and troubleshoots standard laboratory equipment, and ensures proper documentation and communication of findings to senior management. The role involves creating and revising procedures, maintaining and monitoring the chemical hygiene plan, ensuring laboratories are tour-ready, and training personnel on laboratory functions. A commitment to Rockline's RRITE Values (Renew, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence) and performing all work in a safe manner is essential. The associate is also expected to contribute to a cooperative working effort by performing other job-related work as needed.
Requirements
- Continuous commitment to Safety and Process Based Leadership.
- Demonstrate commitment to Rockline’s RRITE Values of Renew, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence.
- Associates have a direct and important role in ensuring that all work is performed in a safe manner.
- Effectiveness in carrying out this responsibility is part of each associate’s essential accountabilities.
- Microscopes, Celsis Advance system, UV Vis, Analytical Autotitrator, FTIR, TOC analyzer, Hoods, pH meter, Conductivity meter, Incubators, Autoclave, Pipettors, Gas Chromatograph, Centrifuge and Labware.
Responsibilities
- Provides guidance to QA lab technicians.
- Works as a backup laboratory technician in microbiology and chemistry.
- Supports validation of analytical and microbiological test methods.
- Supports plant project work.
- Performs and documents alert and action limit investigations.
- Manages incoming raw material receipt and testing.
- Supports and helps manage environmental monitoring program.
- Maintains and Troubleshoots standard laboratory equipment. Calibration and verification process of laboratory equipment.
- Properly documents and communicates findings and results to senior management utilizing Excel, Agile or Infiniti systems.
- Creates and revises procedures, work instructions, and forms as needed.
- Maintains and monitors chemical hygiene plan.
- Ensures that the laboratories are always tour ready.
- Trains personnel on laboratory functions.
- Demonstrates commitment to Rockline’s RRITE Values of Renew, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence.
- Ensures that all work is performed in a safe manner.
- Contributes to a cooperative working effort by demonstrating a willingness to perform other job-related work, as needed or requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
