QA Technician (Bacteriologist) QA Technician (Bacteriologist)

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Upper Allen Township, PA

22h • $45,000 - $59,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As Quality Assurance Technician, you’ll develop, manage, review, and enforce the Pathogen Monitoring Program. You’ll be responsible for executing the physical preparation and distribution of a variety of material samples in an analytical laboratory environment. Apply appropriate communication and reduction techniques to customer submitted samples to assure representative test portions are suitable for analyses in the testing laboratories.

Requirements

• 2+ years working in a quality, food manufacturing, laboratory, military or related environment
• OR
• 2-year degree in biology, microbiology, chemistry, or related field with applicable lab experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sample entry and laboratory teams as well as processing and food safety personnel to review/update sanitation practices
• Test Finished Product as prescribed by Corporate for Dry and Specialty Pet production areas.
• Participate and achieve successful results on the quarterly bacteriological Salmonella and General Microbiology collaboratives.
• Serve as a qualified Biosafety Advisor (BSA) by maintaining compliance to Biosafety GI and following various corporate guidance documents Maintain and administer Internal Control Plan and QMS for the Bacti Lab, including maintenance and verification of adequacy of all Bacteriology lab equipment, calibrations, and ensuring hygienic lab conditions
• Initiate workflow of samples entered into laboratory information management system
• Prepare and label test portion containers appropriate for analyses to be performed
• Select and execute comminution and reduction of samples into representative test portions appropriate for analyses to be performed
• Maintain sample retention to assure sustained integrity throughout storage life

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees