Technician Laboratory - 2nd Shift

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Charlotte is hiring a Laboratory Technician to test finished beverage products and monitor water treatment for QA and regulatory compliance.

You will calibrate instruments, enter data, and help ensure measurement accuracy in a noisy, wet manufacturing environment with shift schedules including weekends. High school diploma or GED required; relevant lab experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Follow SOPs and work instructions
• Laboratory environment knowledge
• Basic microbial knowledge
• Excel and basic computer skills
• Manufacturing experience preferred
• Willing to work weekends/holidays as needed
• Able to stand, walk, climb stairs, lift up to 25 lbs

Responsibilities

• Perform tests to ensure product and package quality meet specs
• Create holds on raw materials for investigations
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment
• Record results in Altizon data system
• Perform water treatment quality tests per specs
• Create holds on finished beverages for containment and investigation

Skills

Follow SOPs

Laboratory environment knowledge

Basic microbial knowledge

Excel and basic computer skills

Manufacturing experience

Weekend/holiday flexibility

Physical ability to lift up to 25 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Locations: Charlotte

Schedule: 2nd Shift, Monday - Friday, 2pm - 10:30pm, weekends/holidays per business needs.

Pay Range: $28.82 - $31.03 Hourly, depending on experience

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Job Overview

The Technician Laboratory tests and monitors finished beverage products and water treatment to ensure results are in accordance with company quality assurance specifications and regulatory requirements. The Technician Laboratory calibrates lab instruments and inputs data per record of results.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs tests to ensure product and package quality of finished beverage products are within company quality specifications and regulatory requirements
• Creates holds on raw materials and do investigations and follow-up
• Maintains and calibrates lab equipment to ensure measurement accuracy
• Maintains testing and calibration records and results through data entry into Altizon
• Performs water treatment quality tests following company quality specifications and regulatory requirements
• Creates quality holds on finished beverage products for containment and investigation when quality tests do not meet specifications

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to follow work instructions and adhere to standard operating procedures
• Understanding of a laboratory environment and laboratory practices preferred
• Basic microbial knowledge and aseptic techniques
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Excel experience preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment with seasonal temperatures, flexible shifts, and weekend and holiday work based on business needs unless specified otherwise by a CBA
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, walk manufacturing floor, climb stairs, and lift up to 25lbs.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Work Environment

Noisy, wet, and extreme temperature environment

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.