What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Laboratory Manager - Dairy Operations position at Lactalis Heritage Dairy?
Job Summary:
The Assistant Laboratory Manager will play a key role in ensuring the efficient operation of the laboratory, meeting the scientific and business needs of Lactalis Quality Management, Corporate Manufacturing (Plant), Marketing, and Research and Development, while complying with applicable regulatory requirements and department policies.
Main Responsibilities:
- Administrative laboratory operations and timely execution of all plant tests
- Test result review and product release in SAP
- Collaboration with LAB relay and plant QC to maintain Cecalait proficiency and SRM Program(s)
- Lab training program oversight and maintenance of thorough knowledge and understanding of requirements
- Collaboration with direct reports during troubleshooting, sample design, testing, and result interpretation
- Project definition for program improvement under lab manager's direction
- Reducing holds and complaints (CPM) through collaboration with production and quality areas
- Shelf-life Program implementation and result analysis at the plant level
- Investigations with sanitation and production for out-of-spec microbiological results
- Equipment qualification, calibration, and maintenance oversight
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, analytical chemistry, or a related field
- 4-7 years of experience in a plant laboratory, preferably in the dairy industry
- Strong basic laboratory skills (Chemistry and Microbiology)
- Strong Mathematics knowledge, including stoichiometry and statistics
- Effective communication skills to communicate direction and new methodology to technicians
- Strong Computer skills with a working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for report writing and presentation
- Business acumen with problem-solving and analysis capabilities
- Able to manage time through efficient planning and organization of daily work
- People management skills
- Proactive, flexible, analytical, and attentive to detail
- Attention to detail and accuracy in work required
