Job Description
Job Overview:
Entry-Level Quality Lab Technician
Put your STEM degree and lab skills to work in food manufacturing! We’re seeking a Quality Lab Technician to test food ingredients and finished products, investigate test results, and help ensure products meet quality standards.
Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Hands-on coursework, lab experiments, and internships can count toward the lab experience requirement. You’ll gain experience alongside an established quality team, with opportunities to develop your technical skills.
Pay and Schedule
$20–$22/hour, depending on experience.
Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM–2:30 PM, for approximately three months of training.
Following training, the role will most likely move to second shift, 2:30 PM–10:30 PM, with an additional 5% shift differential.
Responsibilities
Perform sensory, physical, and chemical tests on finished products and compare results against specifications.
Use test results to support decisions to hold or release batches.
Record results and corrective actions in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Collect production samples, assist with raw material testing, and review Certificates of Analysis (COAs).
Check bills of materials and inspect equipment, storage areas, and sanitation cleaning.
Participate in programs that verify testing accuracy.
Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), and required safety procedures.
Qualifications
Completed associate’s or bachelor’s degree in STEM. Chemistry, biology, microbiology, or food science preferred.
Hands-on experience with wet chemistry, basic titrations, and standard lab equipment through coursework, internships, or employment.
Food industry experience, including foodservice work involving food safety procedures. Food manufacturing experience is a plus.
Strong attention to detail, reliable attendance, and willingness to learn.
Comfortable working independently, collaborating with production teams, and wearing required lab PPE.
Most work takes place in the lab, with some sample collection and testing on the production floor.
