Night Shift Food Safety & Quality Lab Technician

General Mills, Inc; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Buffalo Plant is seeking a QC/FSQ professional to provide day-to-day food safety and quality support. Duties include analytical testing, sensory evaluation, data entry, and interpreting GMP, HACCP, and related procedures.

The role requires 1+ years in QA/lab testing, a High School Diploma, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and willingness to work rotating nights and weekends. ISO/FSQ experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Quality Assurance/Control laboratory/analytical testing experience or related experience.
• High School Diploma.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Good communication and influence skills.
• Experience and desire to work in a team environment.
• Strong statistical skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn new tasks and take on additional accountability to support the Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) function.
• Schedule flexibility is required. Rotating weekend work, overtime, and off shift coverage is required.

Responsibilities

• Complete analytical (chemical and physical) testing of ingredients, packaging and finished products.
• Enter data into a computer-based information system.
• Approve product against product specifications.
• Troubleshoot out of specification product, handle hold orders and making sound risk decisions.
• Partner with team leaders and operators to evaluate food safety and quality risks, influence appropriate decisions and support plant productivity.
• Complete internal reference material (IRM) program activities and statistical process control (SPC) control charting and analysis.
• Have intermediate knowledge of instrumentation and troubleshooting.
• Complete start-up, changeover and bulk pack inspections and other sanitation accountabilities.
• Lead shift sensory panels to ensure product is meeting all sensory requirements.
• Make up chemical solutions and complete equipment calibrations.
• Lead designated quality programs such as retain management, glass and brittle plastic, COA management, bulk pack formula auditing and packaging label verification

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

HPLC

Auto titration

SPC

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Job description

General Mills Buffalo Plant is seeking a QC/FSQ professional to provide day-to-day food safety and quality support. Duties include analytical testing, sensory evaluation, data entry, and interpreting GMP, HACCP, and related procedures.

The role requires 1+ years in QA/lab testing, a High School Diploma, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and willingness to work rotating nights and weekends. ISO/FSQ experience is a plus.