Lab Technician

Job Description

HOURLY WAGE: $30.70 per hour plus Shift Differential $2 hour per hour

Shift & Working Hours: Night Shift 5:00PM to 5:00AM; 2-2-3 Rotation (every other weekend) Weekends/Overtime as needed.

In this role, you’ll be a key member of our Land O’Lakes, Inc. manufacturing team, ensuring the quality of our safe wholesome finished products. You’ll gain skills and experience in working with operations to ensure product integrity, from a microbiological and analytical standpoint, is protected and that our products conform to all standards within the LOL Quality Management Systems. Join our team to become part of a member-owned co-op that is Rooted In Tomorrow.

This role is part of our Dairy Food business who creates dairy products that stand for real, simple goodness. We believe there’s power in every drop of milk our farmers produce, and by improving production and finding innovative uses for that milk, we add a little good to people’s lives.

The Quality Lab Technician - Dairy Foods is responsible for accurately performing analytical and bacteriological testing on raw material, in-process material, and finished product in accordance with company policies and procedures. Previous work in a dairy laboratory, analytical laboratory, or dairy industry preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety processes and insist on safety practices of self and others
• Shows up on time, completes tasks by deadlines, and adapts to changes quickly
• Perform analyses, inspections, sampling, and testing of all stages of the manufacturing process, to ensure quality standards and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements, and tolerance specifications for the chemical or physical property
• Evaluate non-conforming results and initiate re-sampling, re-testing, and/or hold procedures
• Perform a variety of qualitative tests or qualitative assays on samples, and aid in maintenance and certification of test instruments and apparatus to ensure compliance.
• Work with Quality Assurance Managers, Lab Supervisors and staff to foster and develop Quality programs to assist all employees; assists plant with onboarding and training of employees
• Ability to multi-task and keep up with production demands in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of work area
  
  

Required Experience And Skills

• 18 years old or older
• Ability to be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Self-reliant and able to accurately work under limited supervision
• Work in a collaborative team
• Flexibility in work performed and schedule
• Ability to learn to operate all laboratory testing equipment /instruments: FT-IR, NIR, pH meter, Titrator, Centrifuge, VIS Spectrometer, etc
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Ability to perform inspections of operations equipment as part of the role which will require you to walk through the facility on a regular basis
• Ability to follow SOPs, written instructions, and procedures precisely.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques and procedures and Microsoft Office.
  
  

Preferred Education

• Associate degree or higher or comparable experience in dairy laboratory testing
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Previous work in a dairy laboratory, analytical laboratory, or food/beverage manufacturing industry
• Microbiological and Wet Chemistry Testing (Mojonnier Extraction, Kohmans, Simple Distillation, etc)
• 1 year of manufacturing work experience
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Candidates will likely spend 75% of the shift on their feet performing test and inspections.
• Frequent movements include walking, standing, bending/stooping, turning, twisting, pushing, pulling, raising arms, lifting, climbing and other active movements
• Performing duties while wearing personal protective equipment
• Working across temperature zones that may include cold and/or hot environments for extended periods and may include work in environments where dust is present
  
  

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O’Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.

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If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.