Senior Dairy Lab Technician—Quality & Food Safety

Darigold; Sunnyside (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

Pension contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Shift differentials

Job summary

Darigold in Sunnyside, WA is hiring an Advanced Laboratory Technician to support QA and quality systems in the dairy processing lab. You will perform analytical testing, manage data, and assist in food safety programs to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include sampling, testing, reporting, and supporting calibration across lab equipment. The role requires attention to SOPs, GLP, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced plant environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates good laboratory practices and safety awareness.
• Experience with dairy quality systems and microbiology is preferred.
• Strong documentation and data-tracking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Quality management: testing of ingredients, environment, in-process and finished products.
• Support food safety plans and CCP verification tasks.
• Perform data recording, trend analysis, and root cause investigations.

Skills

Good Lab Practices

Advanced Certifications

Regulatory Knowledge

HACCP/PCQI/SQF

MS Office / LIMS

Independent & Team Work

Tools

LIMS

Oracle

SafetyChain

Smartsheets

FT-IR

Chromatographs

PCR Machines

Job description

Darigold in Sunnyside, WA is hiring an Advanced Laboratory Technician to support QA and quality systems in the dairy processing lab. You will perform analytical testing, manage data, and assist in food safety programs to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include sampling, testing, reporting, and supporting calibration across lab equipment. The role requires attention to SOPs, GLP, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced plant environment.