Night-Shift Lab Technician – Oils & Fats QC

Bunge; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Bunge in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a Laboratory Technician to perform sampling and routine testing to determine chemical, physical and microbiological characteristics for quality control. The role operates on a 11:00pm-7:00am shift and requires adherence to Good Laboratory Practices.

The position involves testing raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products, issuing certificates of analysis, preparing solutions, and maintaining logs and databases.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2–3 years of lab experience in oils & fats, food processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, grain milling or related industry preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret directives and production instructions.
• Experience with an ERP, such as SAP, is preferred.
• Must be able to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and on-call as needed.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical and chemical testing of raw materials, in-process samples and finished products.
• Verifies that test results conform to product and customer specifications.
• Ensures timely delivery of test results, issuing certificates of analysis, filing testing information, and maintaining analysis databases.
• Prepares chemical solutions according to standard formulas.
• Follows lab safety regulations at all times and uses PPE appropriately.
• Operates lab equipment including gas & liquid chromatographs, balances, colorimeters and refractometers.
• Performs microbiological sampling and testing in-house or via external lab.
• Maintains inventory of lab chemicals and disposes of waste properly.
• Updates and maintains critical logs; generates related graphs, charts and tables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab testing

Quality control

Data entry

Independent worker

Reading directives

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Gas Chromatographs

Balances

Colorimeter

Refractometer

Job description

Bunge in Fort Worth, Texas is seeking a Laboratory Technician to perform sampling and routine testing to determine chemical, physical and microbiological characteristics for quality control. The role operates on a 11:00pm-7:00am shift and requires adherence to Good Laboratory Practices.

The position involves testing raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products, issuing certificates of analysis, preparing solutions, and maintaining logs and databases.