IN PROCESS QUALITY TECHNICIAN - NIGHTS

Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401k

PTO

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is seeking a lab/QC technician to support cheese production with routine in-process testing and data recording. You will ensure testing complies with SQF standards and communicate results to production and supervision teams.

The role emphasizes maintaining lab equipment, analyzing test data, and collaborating with the production team to improve product quality and consistency. Competitive pay and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience in quality lab/testing or related field preferred.
• Must be able to follow SQF standards and documentation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Report safety, food safety and quality issues to management.
• Perform routine in-process testing during cheese production runs.
• Record data from lab tests and communicate results to staff.
• Analyze test results and suggest real-time process adjustments.
• Maintain lab equipment and ensure proper operation.

Skills

Lab testing

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Communication

Food safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

pH meters

Moisture analyzers

Fat testers

Job description

AMPI owns six Midwest -based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time:

• All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities
• Perform routine in-process testing during cheese production runs to monitor product quality.
• Accurately record data from lab tests and communicate results to production staff and supervisors.
• Analyze test results and collaborate with the production team to make real time process adjustments to reduce undergrades and improve product consistency.
• Use and maintain various lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, moisture analyzers, fat testers) to test product characteristics.
• Ensure all testing, procedures and documentation comply with SQF (Safe Quality Food) standards and company quality systems.
• Communicate findings clearly and effectively with production, quality, and management teams.
• Identify trends or issues in product quality and elevate as necessary.
• Assist in maintaining a clean, organized, and food-safe laboratory and work area.
• Participate in internal audits, training, and continuous improvement activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.

BENFITS/REWARDS:

AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs, and more.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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