Night Shift Lab Technician - Food QC & 144h PTO

Dairy Challenge; Texas; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

144 hours annual PTO

401k matching

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Job summary

Dairy Challenge is seeking a detail-oriented Lab Technician to support our night shift production. The role focuses on providing timely analytical testing data to production, calibrating equipment, and ensuring compliance with DFA policies.

The position includes a robust benefits package and 144 hours of annual PTO. Responsibilities include sampling, maintaining records, preparing reagents, and reporting non-conformities.

Qualifications

• 1 year of food manufacturing experience, preferably in a laboratory or quality assurance function
• Associate degree or some college science and math courses
• Basic working knowledge of personal computers
• Understanding of basic math

Responsibilities

• Perform sampling of raw materials and in-process and finished products
• Calibrate and maintain laboratory instrumentation
• Wash lab utensils and glassware
• Prepare and stock reagents and media
• Maintain monitoring records of all lab analytical testing
• Report non-compliant laboratory testing results
• Receive, stock and inventory lab supplies and reagents
• Perform chemical, physical and microbiological testing of raw materials, in-process and finished products
• Maintain laboratory reports in a timely, accurate and legible manner
• Maintain the laboratory and associated areas in an orderly and clean manner
• Follow all plant and corporate policies
• Adhere to all DFA Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Adhere to all DFA Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Adhere to all DFA GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity
• Report plant conditions that may result in non-compliance with standards and specifications
• Other duties as assigned by the Lab / QC Supervisor

Skills

Attention to detail

PC literacy

Basic math

Education

Some college science & math or associate degree

Job description

Dairy Challenge is seeking a detail-oriented Lab Technician to support our night shift production. The role focuses on providing timely analytical testing data to production, calibrating equipment, and ensuring compliance with DFA policies.

The position includes a robust benefits package and 144 hours of annual PTO. Responsibilities include sampling, maintaining records, preparing reagents, and reporting non-conformities.