Mid-Shift Lab Technician
We are currently looking to hire a full time lab technician on our Mid-Shift (1pm-9:30pm) at our food manufacturing facility in La Grange, IL. This position pays up to 18.50/hour and can interview and start ASAP.
Candidates must have 3-5+ years of lab technician experience from a food production environment. A 4 year degree is not required, but preferred.
Job Responsibilities:
Primary:
- Performs analyses including micro testing and maintains documentation for all raw materials, in-process and finished goods against established standards
- Calibrates instruments
- Release and create COA product from Inspection
- Releases raw materials from inspection
- Organizes samples pick up by outside lab
- Sends samples out to customer or outside lab
- Maintains retention sample library
- Performs allergen swabbing
- Maintains computerized database
- Preventive Control Individual which ensures all Food Safety Preventive Controls and Food Safety Plan’s controls are followed
- Provides support and assists to all manufacturing personnel
- Provides daily feedback to manager/supervisor.
- Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate active participation and personal accountability in the continuous improvement process of Sokol. This includes documenting observations, method change recommendations, understanding results metrics, and professional training.
Secondary:
- Maintains all appropriate technical specifications and COA’s for raw materials and finished goods
- Maintain appropriate inventories of lab supplies
- Maintains an organized and clean working environment
- Maintains all confidential company formulations to assure compliance with established criteria and to accurately reflect production processes
- Creates and operates within an environment that removes barriers within and between departments allowing the focus to be the overall success of the plant and the company
- Keeps informed of new technical developments through professional memberships and study and initiate uses within the company
- Reviews production paperwork including temperature charts