Job Title: Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: The QA Technician is responsible for supporting the facility in finished product, packaging, and raw material testing to ensure released product meets specifications. This position includes internal quality and food safety audits to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Responsibilities also include maintaining equipment in the milk receiving and laboratories, performing necessary daily checks within the Milk Receiving laboratory, cross-training on procedures within the main chemistry lab, and performing testing within the main chemistry lab as needed. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Manage finished product, packaging, and raw material sample receipt, handling, and testing. - Perform component testing on incoming milk, oil, corn syrup, and perform cream release testing and review. - Perform ID testing on incoming raw materials for release, usage, and review. - Make cleaning solution and zero solution for FT2, perform daily calibrations on Charm SL equipment. - Maintain laboratory environment that is clean, orderly, and safe by following proper policies, procedures, and techniques to protect employees and the environment from biological contamination and safety hazards. - Take temperatures of laboratory refrigerator(s) and incubator(s) on a daily basis. - Order supplies and track inventory of laboratory consumables. - Revise procedures, protocols, and process flows as necessary. - Accurately record, review, and verify results using Good Documentation Practices (GDPs). - Perform tasks according to Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs). - Execute Internal Control Plan (ICP) for laboratory equipment. - Responsible for data entry of laboratory results in SAP and other data management systems. - Consolidate, trend, and report laboratory data to operational teams. - Complete all necessary transactions in SAP. - Ensure timely and effective communication of all out-of-norm results to resolve deviations. - Understand and follow all Good Laboratory Practices. - Manage receipt, storage, and inventory of all laboratory consumables. - Complete daily, weekly, and monthly quality and food safety internal audits of the facility. - Work safely and report any unsafe situations or conditions. - Actively participate in continuous improvement teams. - Obtain and maintain appendix N certification and successfully complete annual split samples.

Hard Skills

• Quality Control
• Lab Technician
• Quality Assurance

Job Type

This is a contract position with a duration of 12 Month(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in ANDERSON, Indiana.

Work Environment

This employee will be working with two other team members in the lab on third shift. They will spend some time on the manufacturing floor getting samples and taking them back to the lab for bulk testing. Some of the tests will be on milk, sugar, oil, etc. They will also do sensory testing as well as calibrating instruments and incoming material checks/testing. The schedule will be 6pm-6am on a 2-2-3 schedule. Training will be on 1st shift for the first 2 weeks or so, M-F 8am-5pm.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $21 - $23