Analytical Lab Technician

JOB SUMMARY

The Quality Assurance Specialist is accountable to perform Gas Chromatography analysis and administration of Food Safety and Quality, and laboratory programs that result in compliance with BAF policies and procedures, FDA, GMP's

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND/KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Manage various analytical testing methods, ensuring accurate and timely results. Troubleshoot equipment and execute maintenance of equipment. Initiate technical support and service appointments as needed.
2. Ensure compliance with customer requirements, FDA regulations and GMPs, HACCP, as well as all BAF product safety and sanitation policies, procedures and guidelines. Assist in activities to ensure compliance with Food Safety and Quality programs including review and signoff of documentation.
3. Assist in audits of employees who perform quality tests for competency and adherence to written laboratory procedures used to analyze raw materials and production samples. Ensure all product attributes are being analyzed at the prescribed frequencies per the correct procedure with documented results demonstrating that specification requirements are met. When practice, procedure, frequency, or results documentation do not meet expectations, make necessary changes to bring actual into alignment with expected including submitting document change requests.
4. Ensure the laboratory equipped with all of the necessary, calibrated equipment necessary to complete required testing. Purchase all routinely used items in the most cost-effective manner staying within the departmental budget. Troubleshoot and make minor repairs to testing equipment.
5. Manage various document systems including analytical results, equipment calibration records, etc. to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Deliver accurately and on time all customer requests for documentation and samples. Coordinate the storage and rotation of all library samples and quality assurance records, ensuring that they are maintained for specified BAF time periods.
6. Complete regular SAFE observations within the manufacturing facility and lab areas. Ensure attendance of self and staff at all required safety meetings. Actively participate in LEAN management practices such as standard work, tiered meetings, and visual controls.
7. Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the company values. Must maintain the highest standards of data management by creating consistent, reliable data, to maximize the use of data and confidence in decision making. Must be responsible for upholding the principles of SQF and is responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality, or plant security issues to management for appropriate action.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate to other team members professionally. Judgment on how to conduct oneself during conflict.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to use common sense, to prioritize, and to identify valuable tasks whenever no other direction has been provided.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Word Processing software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk, hear, taste, and smell. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; kneel, crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Disclaimer: Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

At BAF, we are an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create a supportive and inclusive community of individuals committed to helping each other and our company thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.