Job Description
General Purpose:
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To provide timely and accurate analytical testing data to the production departments.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform sampling of raw materials and in-process and finished products
- Calibrate and maintain laboratory instrumentation
- Wash lab utensils and glassware
- Prepare and stock reagents and media
- Sterilize equipment and media
- Maintain monitoring records of all lab analytical testing
- Report non-compliant laboratory testing results
- Receive, stock and inventory lab supplies and reagents
- Perform chemical, physical and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process and finished products
- Maintain laboratory reports in a timely, accurate and legible manner
- Maintain the laboratory and associated areas in an orderly and clean manner
- Follow all plant and corporate policies
- Adhere to all DFA Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
- Adhere to all DFA Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
- Adhere to all DFA GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
- Report plant conditions that may result in non-compliance with standards and specifications
- Other duties as assigned by the Lab / QC Supervisor
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Required Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- 1 year of food manufacturing experience, preferably in a laboratory or quality assurance function
- Prefer some college science and math courses or an Associate Degree
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Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Basic working knowledge of personal computers
- Understanding of basic math
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