Lab Technician

Monday- Friday: 6:30am- 3:00pm

Overtime is allowed if needed and with manager approval.

Job Description:

• The Laboratory Technician will complete routine analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety quality and operational teams.
• We are looking for a hardworking person who will perform routine analysis of product testing, being responsible for checking and monitoring instrumentation performance and conducting tests for which we are going to provide intermediate supervision.
• In this role, you will document results into databases and/or communication test results.
• Help develop food/feed safety, quality and regulatory culture collaborating cross-functionally to build, maintain and improve an effective food safety, quality and regulatory culture.
• Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks, and simple repair to analytical instrumentation, maintaining customer specifications books up-to-date.
• Interpret and document results of tests into active databases and communicate results to internal customers as required.
• Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing, which includes monitoring adherence to regulations and other procedural food safety compliance.
• Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in-process and final products independently, supporting more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
• Handle clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals).
• Write routine reports and correspondence.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $ $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• analytical lab testing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Instrument calibration: 1 year (Preferred)
• Sample preparation: 1 year (Preferred)
• Laboratory information management systems: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Newark, CA Preferred)

Work Location: In person