QA Lab Technician (Night Shift - 6:30pm - 3:00am)

LEE KUM KEE•City of Industry, CA

About The Position

The QA Lab Technician performs chemical, physical, and microbiological analyses of product, ingredient, environmental, and sanitation-chemical samples to support product safety, consistency, and quality across production facilities. The role verifies results against specifications, enters data into the system, conducts trend analysis, and reports findings to the supervisor. It also works closely with Production and QA/QC teams to discuss results, recommend corrective actions, and support quality-improvement efforts and special projects. The technician maintains and calibrates laboratory equipment, keeps the work area clean, manages sample disposal, helps maintain laboratory-supply inventory, and follows Good Laboratory Practices. The position works the night shift from 6:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
At least 1 year of experience working in a laboratory environment.
Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions using common-sense reasoning.
Ability to read equipment manuals and electrical diagrams for control-loop setup.
Ability to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write reports and correspondence and prepare and deliver clear presentations.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or organization employees.
Ability to communicate information clearly and effectively in formal and informal documents.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.

Nice To Haves

College degree.
Experience in a food laboratory.

Responsibilities

Perform chemical and physical analyses of product, ingredient, environmental, and sanitation-chemical samples promptly after arrival.
Calculate and determine ingredient adjustments needed to bring semi-finished product readings back within the specified range.
Discuss results and findings with the people responsible for products and recommend corrective actions as needed.
Conduct microbiological analyses of provided samples.
Verify measured data against specifications and determine acceptability.
Enter data into the system, conduct trend analysis, and report trends to the supervisor in a timely manner.
Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment.
Keep the work area, equipment, and tools clean after analyses, and dispose of samples.
Work as a team with other laboratory technicians, assist them in providing timely data, and cover for them during absences.
Help maintain inventory of laboratory supplies.
Assist QA/QC management with improving the microbiological, chemical, and physical quality of products.
Assist QA/QC management with special projects involving microbiological, chemical, and physical issues.
Maintain and follow Good Laboratory Practices at all times.
Perform other special assignments as requested.