Dairy Lab Technician – Quality & Microbiology Focus

HP Hood LLC; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 81,521,000 - 89,058,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Employee discounts

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Ongoing development

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

HP Hood LLC is seeking a Lab Technician to perform testing and sampling to support dairy product quality and safety standards. You will handle samples, perform microbiological and chemical testing, and ensure accuracy in measurements.

This role requires basic lab QC skills and the ability to identify quality issues and report them to the appropriate personnel within a food manufacturing environment. Prior dairy industry exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in related science or equivalent job experience in a quality role of a food manufacturing plant.
• Experience in food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of food microbiology, chemistry, dairy standards and CIP sanitation.

Responsibilities

• Laboratory testing to meet standards set up in PMO, Standard Methods for the Dairy Industry and FDA 2400 methods requirements.
• Pulling, logging, and running finish product and processing samples for all test required on each product.
• Pull sample of incoming raw material and packaging to determine acceptability of loads from our suppliers.
• Audit CIP chemical concentrations and ensures compliance to company specifications.
• Must be able to prepare media and other lab controls.
• Operate autoclave to sterilize plates and equipment as needed while ensuring sterility test are accurate.
• Assist in lab equipment PMs such as cleaning the Micro Luminescence Systems weekly with caustic; drain and clean the autoclave bi-weekly; changing fluid standards and filters on the cryoscopy.
• Inoculating batch tanks with enzyme and vitamins and recording usages on the various logs.
• Responsible for the daily cleanup and review of racking systems in the incubators and cooler to set up for shelf life testing.
• Participate in environmental testing in and around plant that includes swabbing, air plating, water sampling, etc.
• Verifies that plant equipment meets sanitation requirements prior to start up.
• Various tasks involving the responsibility of the food safety and quality of company products.

Skills

Quality control

Lab testing

Communication

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

BS/BA in related science

Tools

Autoclave

Micro Luminescence Systems

CIP sanitation

Job description

HP Hood LLC is seeking a Lab Technician to perform testing and sampling to support dairy product quality and safety standards. You will handle samples, perform microbiological and chemical testing, and ensure accuracy in measurements.

This role requires basic lab QC skills and the ability to identify quality issues and report them to the appropriate personnel within a food manufacturing environment. Prior dairy industry exposure is preferred.