Quality Assurance Lab Technician - Sugar Refinery

American Sugar Refining, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with match

Life insurance

AD&D

Paid time off

Job summary

The Lab Tech conducts quality testing for the Refinery’s products, maintains calibrated instrumentation, enters data into SAP for generation of Certificates of Analysis (COAs), conducts environmental sampling and analysis, and participates in other projects as assigned by supervisor.

Baltimore, MD-based role requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or related field. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits as described in the notice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Quality inspection experience

Responsibilities

• Performs routine quality analyses such as sediment, grain size distribution, color, brix, polarity, pH, and environmental analyses.
• Monitors and maintains calibrations for lab equipment.
• Monitors lab instrument performance makes adjustments and/or alerts supervision to instrument problems.
• Reports to Supervisor the general condition of equipment and recommends replacement when necessary.
• Entering raw data into multiple databases and maintain chronology of entries.
• Collects environmental samples at multiple sites throughout the refinery during sugar detector TOC alarm conditions and weekly sampling protocol.
• Analyzes environmental samples to determine sucrose levels.
• Upholds standards for work area cleanliness.
• Maintains required records and documentation.
• Enters data into SAP for the generation of COAs.
• Communicates results to interested stakeholders and abides by the Lab’s high customer service standards.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned

Skills

Quality testing

Data entry SAP

Environmental sampling

Instrument calibration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or related field

Job description

The Lab Tech conducts quality testing for the Refinery’s products, maintains calibrated instrumentation, enters data into SAP for generation of Certificates of Analysis (COAs), conducts environmental sampling and analysis, and participates in other projects as assigned by supervisor.

Baltimore, MD-based role requiring a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or related field. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits as described in the notice.