Lab Technician - 3rd Shift

**Join DFA's quality assurance / lab team at St. Albans. *

Premium benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, vacation.

• Ensure compliance with all company policies, local, state and federal regulations
• Ensure the following facility programs are followed: safety, food safety, GMP, preventive maintenance, quality assurance, and sanitation
• Help ensure all policies and procedures for the American Institute of Baking (AIB), Quality Assurance
• International (QAI), Organic, FDA, USDA, CDPHE and GMA SAFE are followed
• Ensure all customer specific policies, procedures, and specifications are followed
• Properly test incoming and outgoing product for suitability and compliance with appropriate standards
• Maintain proficiency of testing for Critical Quality Points
• Notify plant supervision and management in any out-of-range value or variation from accepted norms in operations or product quality
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized work area throughout the facility and work area
• Monitor laboratory operations, documenting and correcting discrepancies identified in technician performance
• Document laboratory values as required in plant records
• Manage sample retention and laboratory inventory levels
• Review performance verifications and preventive maintenance records for completeness and archive as needed
• Safeguard and protect all company assets
• Make decisions in a timely manner
• Anticipate problems and implement solutions
• Demonstrate sound judgment in a safeguarding customer, company, vendor, and employee information
• Is responsible for the attainment of plant goals and objectives
• Use skills and talent to contribute to organizational success
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with customers, vendors, employees and peers
• Maintain well-groomed professional appearance appropriate for the position and situation
• Follow all DFA GMP's and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements
• Exhibit the values and ethics of Dairy Farmers of America through honesty, discretion and sound judgment
• Complete and show competency in the yearly New York State split sample program.
• Are responsible for COA's on finished product
• Release product prior to shipment
• Assist with laboratory special projects and new testing implementation
• Assist in creating SOP's, SSOP, s and other procedures for the laboratory
• Assist in laboratory training needs.
• Work with Sanitation for ATP and Environmental Testing
• The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Diploma or GED preferred

• 2 year applied science degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, or microbiology preferred

• 1 year of experience in a food laboratory
• Within six months, the Lab Technician must be provisionally approved for antibiotic testing by the Vermont State certifying officer
• Within six months, the Lab Technician must be provisionally approved for antibiotic testing by the Vermont State certifying officer