IN PROCESS QUALITY TECHNICIAN - NIGHTS

Associated Milk Producers Inc; Sanborn (IA); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

PTO

401k

Short-term disability

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Employee assistance program

Descripción de la vacante

Associated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI) in Iowa seeks a Laboratory Technician to monitor product quality during cheese production, perform routine in‑process tests, record results, and communicate findings to production and supervision. You will ensure adherence to SQF standards and maintain a clean lab environment.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED. AMPI offers competitive starting pay plus PTO, 401(k), disability and health benefits, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with lab testing or QA in food production is a plus.
• Familiarity with SQF standards is beneficial.

Responsabilidades

• Report safety, food safety and quality issues to supervisory staff.
• Perform routine in-process testing during cheese production.
• Accurately record data from lab tests and communicate results to production.
• Analyze results and adjust processes to improve product consistency.
• Maintain use and calibration of lab equipment (pH meters, moisture analyzers, fat testers).
• Ensure all procedures meet SQF standards and quality systems.
• Communicate findings clearly to production, quality and management.
• Participate in internal audits and continuous improvement activities.

Conocimientos

Laboratory testing

Data recording

Quality systems

Safety awareness

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

pH meters

Moisture analyzers

Fat testers

Descripción del empleo

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:

1. All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
2. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities
3. Perform routine in-process testing during cheese production runs to monitor product quality.
4. Accurately record data from lab tests and communicate results to production staff and supervisors.
5. Analyze test results and collaborate with the production team to make real time process adjustments to reduce undergrades and improve product consistency.
6. Use and maintain various lab equipment (e.g., pH meters, moisture analyzers, fat testers) to test product characteristics.
7. Ensure all testing, procedures and documentation comply with SQF (Safe Quality Food) standards and company quality systems.
8. Communicate findings clearly and effectively with production, quality, and management teams.
9. Identify trends or issues in product quality and escalation as necessary.
10. Assist in maintaining a clean, organized, and food-safe laboratory and work area.
11. Participate in internal audits, training, and continuous improvement activities.
12. 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.