Quality Lab Technician - 12hr Nights

Danone; Minster; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food & beverage company in Minster, Ohio, is seeking a Quality Lab Technician to ensure product safety and quality through detailed microbiological analysis. You will perform routine analysis and audits while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. An associate's degree in a science field is preferred, along with strong computer skills and the ability to work a 12-hour night shift. Enjoy competitive pay and a positive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible (unlimited) time off

26 weeks paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Ability to work a 12-hour night schedule to support a 24/7 operation.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis according to plan of control.
• Place finished product on 'HOLD' status when results fall outside of acceptable range.
• Conduct daily line tours and filler line audits.

Skills

Self-Motivator

Leadership and organizational skills

Strong computer skills

Flexibility

Education

Associates degree in a science field or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

WMS

SAP

Job description

Since 1968, our facility in Minster, Ohio, has produced fresh yogurt. Our mission is to provide nutritious and tasty food to individuals and families. Please apply if you are interested in a progressive career in a manufacturing environment producing the products you and your family have grown to love, including Fruit on the Bottom, Activia, Oikos, Triple Zero and Danimals.

Danone North America is looking for a Quality Lab Technician on Night Shift in Minster, Ohio.

As a Quality Laboratory Technician (Lab Tech), you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and quality of our products through detailed microbiological analysis of both finished goods and in-process samples. The Lab Tech collects samples of yogurt from production and performs analytical tests on product and ingredients. They also help Quality Engineers to disposition product for our production teams. The Lab Tech helps to trouble shoot issues with viscosity, taste, pH, color, and will help to determine sanitation issues at the filling line.

Specific Job Duties and Tasks:

• Perform analysis according to plan of control and record information to assure that finished goods and in-process samples are in compliance to all specifications.
• Place finished product on "HOLD" status when results fall outside of acceptable range, investigate potential causes, and propose solutions.
• Assist in disposition of hold products through retest or providing sorting instructions to production.
• Perform bench-work analysis according to Standard Operating Procedures and standard methods.
• Enter analysis results into database and analyze recorded information to determine any trends.
• Perform required environmental tests of Primary & Secondary Fluids as well as Air Quality.
• Perform audits on equipment, materials, products and procedures to assure that the lab is in compliance based on CQA (Corporate Quality Assurance) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) procedures.
• Ensure the laboratory is consistently maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness and safety, creating an optimal environment for testing and analysis.
• Conduct daily line tours and filler line audits to ensure machine compliance with site quality standards. Audits should encompass various areas including startup, changeover, tank change, intervention and normal production where technician will evaluate potential risks to product quality and support resolution of problems.
• Provide constant and consistent quality leadership to production operators, looking for ways to improve product quality and increase technician understanding of key quality criteria and their impact on it.
• Actively contribute to and champion continuous improvement initiatives across the plant, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Train others in quality practices and perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

About you

Preferred Qualifications:

A ssociates degree in a science field or equivalent experience in a quality position is preferred

Ability to work a 12-hour night schedule to support a 24/7 operation.

Work in a Team Oriented environment

Flexibility

Self-Motivator

Leadership and organizational skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees at all levels of the organization

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Reasoning ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access) and multiple scheduling software programs (e.g., WMS and SAP), as well as the ability to complete computer-based safety training.

About Danone

With headquarters in Broomfield, CO and White Plains, NY, Danone North America has more than 6,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada, and more than a dozen manufacturing facilities across North America. Our employees enjoy competitive pay and industry-leading benefits (including flexible (unlimited) time off and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave), and share a common mission and culture committed to both business results and social purpose. When you join Danone North America, you become part of a global team that is inspiring a healthier world through food.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here .

Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.