Job Information
O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc. Laboratory Technician I (Evenings) in Batavia, New York
Description
As employees of a farmer-owned cooperative, we come to work every day trying to honor the tireless effort and care these farming families put in every day, all day, 365 days a year. Our farmer-owners tend to think in generations, with some of our farms being run by the same families for over a century. We carry this approach into our business, knowing that each and every one of us makes a difference in allowing these generational traditions to continue, taking pride in knowing that we nourish our friends, neighbors, nation, and even the world with healthy and delicious dairy products. Our products include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, Italian cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk® brands.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Sets up, adjusts and operates laboratory equipment and instruments including but not limited to Microscopes, IR Analyzers, pH meters.
Conduct tests to determine chemical/physical and microbiological characteristics for raw and finished products using established SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
Perform sensory analysis on ingredients and finished products to ensure conformance to regulatory and customer quality requirements.
Record all test results on standardized forms, and complete data entry into appropriate systems.
Responsible for release of fluid product for loadout, batch blend, and/ or packaging lines.
Responsible for communicating any out of specification test results and/or other quality issues to appropriate production and/or QA management as necessary.
Directs incoming tanker trucks to the appropriate receiving bay as required and notifies appropriate production personnel.
Operate the truck scale to ensure accurate weights of incoming and outgoing fluid loads for payment.
Generates Bill of Lading and Certificate of Analysis for outgoing bulk tanker loads.
Performs calculations including: adjustments for standardizing Evaporated Milk tanks to meet the Regulatory Standard of Identity and product specifications.
Provide administrative support during off hours such as answer incoming switchboard calls and security check in/check out of visitors/vendors.
Performs other related duties as required by QA Management.
Experience & Education Required:
Associates Degree in Science or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Knowledge & Skills - Required
Must be proficient in time management
Functional/Technical skills
Demonstrated experience as collaborative, contributing team member.
Strong attention to quality and process detail.
Confidentiality:
The QC Laboratory Technician is exposed on a daily basis to O-AT-KA and Customer product specifications and information meant for internal use, such as ingredients, product loss, etc. that must remain confidential.
Management Responsibility:
The QC Laboratory Technician is an individual contributor role that operates under the guidance and direction of the Laboratory Supervisor.
Work Environment:
The QC Laboratory Technician performs duties in both an office and manufacturing environment with majority of time in the QC Laboratory.
Must be able to see, sit, stand, bend, and reach. Ability to operate general office equipment (computer, phone, calculator, copier, etc.) and lift up to 35 lbs. required.
Must adhere to General Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and wear appropriate PPE when in the Manufacturing plant and exposed to loud noise, hot/cold temperatures and wet floors.
Pay: $21 per hour*
Shift: Evenings (2pm-10:30pm) with Saturday and Sunday work requirement every other week plus holidays.
*The salary range indicated in this posting represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position. Actual salary will vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, budget available, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position’s qualifications, in addition to internal equity. The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components of the total rewards package may include participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away from work, and paid holidays.
Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)