QA Lab Technician (Night Shift - 6:30pm - 3:00am)

Lee Kum Kee USA; California; On-site; USD 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Ten Paid Holidays

Five Sick Days

Birthday Time Off

Job summary

Lee Kum Kee USA in City of Industry, CA is seeking a Lab Technician to help ensure product safety, consistency, and quality across production facilities.

The role blends chemical, physical, and microbiological analysis with close collaboration with Production and QA/QC teams. Night shift 6:30pm–3:00am; candidates should have 1+ year of lab experience and a commitment to Good Laboratory Practices and accurate data reporting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; college degree preferred.
• 1+ years in a lab environment; food lab preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend manuals and diagrams for equipment set-up.
• Ability to write reports and deliver clear presentations; data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform chemical and physical analysis on samples; adjust ingredients.
• Discuss results with production and QA teams; recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct microbiological analyses on provided samples.
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment; ensure GLP compliance.
• Maintain clean work area and proper sample disposal; assist with inventory.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

College degree preferred

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

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Full Time 7SP3 City of Industry, CA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 3011

Salary Range: $24.00 To $26.00 Hourly

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BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan through Principal
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays
• Five (5) Sick Days
• Annual (1 Day) Birthday Time Off

POSITION SUMMARY

Are you passionate about laboratory science and excited by the opportunity to make a real impact on product quality? As a Lab Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, consistency, and excellence of our products across our production facilities. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where your expertise in chemical, physical, and microbiological analysis directly supports operational success and consumer trust.

In this role, you won’t just run tests — you’ll partner closely with Production and QA/QC teams to interpret results, identify trends, recommend corrective actions, and continuously improve product quality. If you thrive in a collaborative lab environment, enjoy problem-solving, and take pride in maintaining high standards of scientific integrity and Good Laboratory Practices, this is an opportunity to grow your career while contributing to a globally recognized brand like Lee Kum Kee.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This role will work night shift from 6:30pm - 3:00am.
• Perform Chemical and physical analysis for samples (product, ingredients, environmental, sanitation chemical) as soon as sample arrived; calculated and determine amount of ingredients needed to adjust semi-finished good sample reading back to specified range.
• Discuss results and findings with those in charge of the products, and recommend any required corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct microbiological analysis for samples provided.
• Verify data measured against specification and determine acceptability.
• Enter data into system. Conduct trend analysis. Report any trend to supervisor in timely manner.
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment.
• Maintain working area clean (clean up area, equipment, tools, etc. after analysis is ended. Sample disposal).
• Work as team with other lab technician and assist each other to provide data in timely manner.
• Cover with other lab technician in their absence.
• Help maintaining inventory of lab supplies.
• Assist QA/QC management improve the microbiological, chemical and physical quality of LKK products.
• Assist QA/QC management to conduct special projects regarding microbiological, chemical and physical issues.
• Maintain & follow Good Laboratory Practice at all times.
• Perform all other special assignments as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each major responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities.

• High School Diploma is required, acollege degree is preferred for this position.
• At least 1+ years working in a lab environment; experience in a food lab is preferred.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to read and comprehend equipment manuals and electrical diagrams for set-up control loops.
• Candidate must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence and prepare and deliver clear and smooth presentation.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or and employees of organization.
• Convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ideal candidate must compute rates, ratios, and percentages and draw and interpret bar graphs.

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.