Quality Lab Technician
About The Position
Edesia is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to ending global malnutrition by manufacturing and distributing ready-to-use therapeutic foods to treat and prevent malnutrition in vulnerable communities worldwide. They partner with humanitarian organizations to ensure their products reach those in need, even in challenging emergencies. The Quality Lab Technician will support Quality Control technicians with daily laboratory testing. This role also involves assisting the Senior Quality & Data Analyst with trial sample collection and testing, and ensuring the implementation of Edesia’s quality and regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, or a related field required
- Must have good communication, strong computer skills, audit experience, organizational skills, and an ability to work collaboratively with all departments
- Must have good, safe laboratory practices
Nice To Haves
- Experience with food safety regulations such as HACCP/HARPC, BRC, GMPs, and SSOP programs preferred
Responsibilities
- Sample and inspect finished product for safety, quality, and organoleptic properties to ensure compliance with customer specifications
- Conduct bench analysis for nutritional and physical parameters
- Prepare necessary laboratory titrations for raw material and finished product testing, including collecting and testing samples for trials and blending validations
- Trend and analyze Statistical Process Control (SPC) data such as finished product test results, sachets weights, and dosing data
- Perform ATP and EB swabbing of surfaces and equipment
- Perform weekly Environmental Monitoring swabbing and air plate testing on the production floor
- Perform quarterly water testing and compressed air testing throughout the facility
- Prepare and perform stability study testing of finished products
- Identify and isolate finished products that do not meet standards
- Maintain inventory of lab supplies, and order as needed
- Troubleshoot lab equipment issues with suppliers
- Communicate with third-party laboratories for external testing
- Collect and manage all finished product samples for micro testing, retains, sample library, and other analytical testing or customer requirements
- Peer review to confirm that all the documentation is recorded correctly (including sanitation paperwork and operation quality check paperwork)
- Ensure that Edesia is adhering to all relevant international, state, and local food manufacturing regulations and help to maintain BRC certification
- Monitor sanitation, safety regulations and procedures, GMPs, HACCP, FSMA, and BRC Standards.
- Ensure and educate employees about food safety, BRC, and quality standards
- Other QA tasks and production-support tasks as assigned by the Supervisor/Manager
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
