Evening Dairy QA/QC Lab Tech — 4‑Day Week, Overtime

MDVA; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and comprehensive bene

Job summary

Maola Local Dairies is seeking a QA/QC professional to test finished products and raw materials, ensuring quality, shelf life, and safety. You will perform standard methods like butterfat and total solids analyses, environmental testing, and method validation, with certifications for antibiotic testing.

The role supports a farmer-owned cooperative focused on fresh dairy products. The schedule is an alternating 4‑day work week from 12:30 PM to 11:00 PM, with overtime, weekends, and holidays as

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate Degree or B.S. in Food or Biological Sciences or a minimum of two years’ experience in a QA/QC position working in a food, chemical, or agricultural manufacturing facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct testing to determine causes for contamination in finished products that affect quality, shelf life, flavor, and color.
• Conduct testing to determine the quality of raw milk and ingredients for formulated products.
• Perform standard methods testing for milk products (butterfat, total solids, etc.).
• Perform weight checks on incoming samples.
• Perform volumetric determination of container fills.
• Perform chemical concentration checks on sanitizers and CIP cleaners as needed.
• Environmental testing in production areas using ATP swabs.
• Organoleptic testing on finished product.
• Measure viscosities with Zahn cups on ice cream mixes and dairy beverages.
• Validate test results with controls and standards; maintain equipment certifications.

Skills

Communication

Accountability

Customer Focused

Initiative

Problem-Solving

Education

Associate Degree or B.S. in Food or Biological Sciences

Two years’ QA/QC experience in food/chemical/agricultural facility

Job description

Maola Local Dairies is seeking a QA/QC professional to test finished products and raw materials, ensuring quality, shelf life, and safety. You will perform standard methods like butterfat and total solids analyses, environmental testing, and method validation, with certifications for antibiotic testing.

The role supports a farmer-owned cooperative focused on fresh dairy products. The schedule is an alternating 4‑day work week from 12:30 PM to 11:00 PM, with overtime, weekends, and holidays as