Night Lab Technician — Food Quality & GMP Compliance

dfa; Garden City (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

dfa in Kansas is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to assist the Quality Manager in monitoring, observing, and testing processes to assure product quality. You will help promote best practices, standard work, and one-team collaboration with production.

Responsibilities include following GMPs and safety requirements, performing lab testing, maintaining swab sampling, documenting values, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives in a dairy environment.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• Two-year AS degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, or Microbiology preferred.
• 1 year of experience in a food laboratory preferred.
• Certification and/or License – Kansas Department of Agriculture Sampler Certification; Certified Industry Analyst certification for PMO Appendix-N testing of Drug Residue in Milk.

Responsibilities

• Follow GMPs and work in accordance with regulatory food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and local, state, and federal regulations.
• Follow Safe Quality Food, Organic, FDA, USDA, KSA, and GMA SAFE policies.
• Maintain environmental swab sampling to ensure plant cleanliness.
• Test incoming and outgoing product for suitability and compliance with standards.
• Notify supervision of out of range values or deviations in operation or product quality.
• Maintain licenses as required by state/federal regulation.
• Perform preventative maintenance, function verification, and quality control tasks.
• Seek continuous improvement and process improvements.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area in facility and laboratory.
• Document laboratory values in plant records; manage sample retention and inventory.
• Perform other duties as required by Quality Assurance Manager and Plant Manager.

Skills

Laboratory knowledge

Attention to detail

Math calculations

Teamwork

Confidentiality

English communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two-year Applied Science Degree in Food Science/Dairy Science/Microbiology

1 year experience in food laboratory

KD Department of Agriculture Sampler Certification

Certified Industry Analyst PMO Appendix-N testing

Job description

dfa in Kansas is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to assist the Quality Manager in monitoring, observing, and testing processes to assure product quality. You will help promote best practices, standard work, and one-team collaboration with production.

Responsibilities include following GMPs and safety requirements, performing lab testing, maintaining swab sampling, documenting values, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives in a dairy environment.