Ice Cream QA Lab Technician

Dairy Farmers of America; Pacific (MO); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America is hiring for a General Purpose role in Pacific, Missouri. The position involves ensuring the safety and quality of finished ice cream mix through analytical, sensory, and microbiological testing.

Additional responsibilities include operating lab instruments, maintaining documentation, and complying with all food safety and quality standards. Candidates should have relevant educational background and preferably some laboratory experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent coupled with food manufacturing, laboratory, food testing, quality assurance, or related experience.
• Preferred: Associate or bachelor's degree in food or Dairy Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Up to 1 year of food manufacturing laboratory or quality assurance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, incubate, move, and test samples efficiently.
• Perform sensory and quantitative analysis on production samples to verify specifications.
• Notify supervisor of any out-of-specification results immediately.

Skills

Laboratory procedures

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or bachelor's degree in Dairy Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

Dairy Farmers of America is hiring for a General Purpose role in Pacific, Missouri. The position involves ensuring the safety and quality of finished ice cream mix through analytical, sensory, and microbiological testing.

Additional responsibilities include operating lab instruments, maintaining documentation, and complying with all food safety and quality standards. Candidates should have relevant educational background and preferably some laboratory experience.