What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Lab Technician (Night Shift/6:30pm) position at LEE KUM KEE?
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.
BENEFITS
- Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Two (2) weeks vacations
- Ten (10) paid holidays
POSITION SUMMARY
This position assists as needed in the lab.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Perform Chemical and physical analysis for samples (product, ingredients, environmental, sanitation chemical) as soon as sample arrived; calculated and determine amount of ingredients needed to adjust semi-finished good sample reading back to specified range.
- Discuss results and findings with those in charge of the products, and recommend any required corrective actions as needed.
- Conduct microbiological analysis for samples provided.
- Verify data measured against specification and determine acceptability.
- Enter data into system. Conduct trend analysis. Report any trend to supervisor in timely manner.
- Maintain and calibrate lab equipment.
- Maintain working area clean (clean up area, equipment, tools, etc. after analysis is ended. Sample disposal).
- Work as team with other lab technician and assist each other to provide data in timely manner.
- Cover with other lab technician in their absence.
- Help maintaining inventory of lab supplies.
- Assist QA/QC management improve the microbiological, chemical and physical quality of LKK products.
- Assist QA/QC management to conduct special projects regarding microbiological, chemical and physical issues.
- Maintain & follow Good Laboratory Practice at all times.
- Perform all other special assignments as requested.
COMPETENCIES
- Action Oriented
- Customer Focus
- Time Management
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each major responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities.
- EDUCATION, SKILLS and EXPERIENCES
- A college degree is preferred for this position.
- Experience in a food company lab is useful; and experience in administrative support to a technical department or organization is preferred.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to read and comprehend equipment manuals and electrical diagrams for set-up control loops.
- Candidate must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write reports and correspondence and prepare and deliver clear and smooth presentation.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or and employees of organization.
- Convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ideal candidate must compute rates, ratios, and percentages and draw and interpret bar graphs.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
- On rare occasions, the employee may need to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision ability is required, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and stay focus.
- Perform frequent sensory evaluation such as tasting of the food products.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals.
It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
