FSQ Lab Tech

Description

This position reports to the FSQ Lab Supervisor and is responsible for the execution and coordination of various lab testing and inspection routines, according to specified procedures for ingredients and finished products to verify that food safety and quality specifications are met.  

Essential Duties &   Responsibilities  

• Execute microbiological testing procedures for verifying commercial sterility of finished products.
• Execute Environmental Monitoring Program.
• Coordinate storage, organization and shipment of finished product samples.
• Execute Water Testing Program.
• Execute Sensory Program for finished products.
• Create COA and execute communication process for finished products release.
• Coordinate verification, calibration routines and maintenance program for laboratory equipment and instruments across all labs.
• Develop and validate testing methods for raw and finished products.
• Coordinate external lab testing programs.
• Provide support and execute positive release process for finished products.
• Provide contribution towards root cause analysis and customer complaint investigations.
• Support the laboratory operations through functions such as cleaning, organizing, filing of laboratory records, retrieving test results, etc.
• Ensure all records and documents are complete, legible and accurate, and executed with required information in accordance with company's procedures.
• Provide contribution towards maintenance and improvement of FSQ documentation practices.
• Maintain organization, cleanliness and housekeeping of FSQ Lab area.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset, identify and contribute to process improvement initiatives. 
• Order and perform inventory control for supplies and reagents.
• Ensure that required competencies to carry out these job functions affecting product legality, safety and quality are met in accordance with the Quality Policy and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard.
• Ensure compliance with corporate/plant safety standards and with applicable regulatory requirements while following the company’s Good Manufacturing Practices
• Other food safety and quality execution and improvement duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate effectively, written and verbally.
• Ability to document, describe and interpret records and documented specifications.
• Ability to enforce company procedures and policies.
• Ability to document inspection findings legibly and with accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSc in Food Science or other scientific related field i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc.
• At least 1 year of experience in laboratory function within food, beverage, chemical or pharma industry.

Additional Compensation – Bonus Potential:  You will be eligible to participate in the Gehl Food & Beverage Bonus Program for non-exempt employees. Under this Program, quarterly and annual bonus payouts are based on achievement of targeted production numbers.  Gehl Foods, LLC reserves the right to change the Bonus Program at anytime, without notice. 

Working Conditions: Frequently exposed to wet and varying temperature conditions between 60-130 degrees Fahrenheit, loud noise, vibration, moving machinery/electrical parts, risk of electrical shock, airborne particles, high/precarious places, toxic/caustic chemicals, allergens including soy, milk and milk by-products and fumes from food processing equipment.

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the most significant duties of the current position, it is not necessarily exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, effort, requirements or expectations of this position. Other duties may be assigned as necessary. The company reserves the right to modify the job requirements as circumstances change and the needs of the company so dictate, without editing this job description in its entirety.

 Acknowledgments: I am fully capable of completing the essential functions of the job duties listed herein) I certify that I understand that this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and that I am expected, hereby agree, to perform other job-related tasks properly assigned to me by my supervisor. I understand and agree that the Company has the legal right to revise or change this document in part, or in total as business needs dictate. I understand and fully agree, that this job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment, and that my employment relationship with the Company is “at will,” for an unspecified duration, and may be terminated at any time by me or the Company as specified by Section 2922 of the California Labor Code.  

Salary : $22 - $29