What IF you started your career with a company set on excellence through building relationships and delivering results? Joining Innovation Foods is just that! A career here means you are joining a rapidly growing organization, known for its community outreach, diversity, inclusivity, and premier production facilities.
In addition to being a great place to work, Innovation Foods strives to offer its employees a holistic career experience that incorporates learning and development, wellness, and exceptional benefits.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Medical, dental, vision and prescription plans with wellness incentives 
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account (on applicable plans)
• 401k Plan – with a company match 
• Company funded Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
• Company funded Life Insurance Policy
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days 

Job Description – Laboratory Technician
Location: Millville, NJ
Shift: 6:00pm-6:00am 2,2,3 schedule 

Reports to: Laboratory Supervisor
Job Summary:
Take direction from Laboratory Supervisor or Director of Quality and Production Supervisors to maintain overall product quality. The Laboratory Technician is responsible for receiving, testing, analyzing, recording, and reporting results of their tests. ​​​​​​

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Execute processes related to hold, release and/or rejection of finished goods 
• Perform chemical analysis of raw materials and finished products 
• Verifies compliance and alerts management of any deviations 
• Perform weight checks, temperature checks, ingredient usage and distribution, finished product appearance, code date verification and PH testing 
• Responsible for daily finished product evaluation 
• Perform and coordinate sensory evaluation of all products
• Performs environmental testing of all products and applicable storage locations 
• Keep neat and accurate records and paperwork per company and government policies 
• Participate and support all audits (internal, external and contract related) 
• Provide break and lunch relief to co-workers in the area
• Attend and participate in daily shift meetings
• Uphold visual management of the work area
• Follows and supports continuous improvement methodologies 
• Strict adherence to all safety, health, and environmental policies 
• Strict adherence to all GMP and food safety policies
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance on equipment as needed 
• Report all equipment malfunctions and abnormalities for follow-up and repairs 
• Create and follow-up on work orders for area as needed
• Completes all required training on time
• Other duties as assigned ​​​​​​

Minimum Requirements: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to weights, measures and record keeping 
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions 
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English 
• Required to regularly lift up to 50lbs 
• Flexibility to work overtime and additional shifts based on business needs 

Desired Qualities: 

• Collaborator - able to work with other members of the processing team 
• Adaptive - adjusts to changing priorities and conditions 
• Motivated - self-starter with the ability to work in a team and independently to achieve team objectives 
• Safety conscious - abide by all safety measures put in place at Innovation Foods 
• Customer focused - understands the need for the highest standard of food quality in production

Innovation Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact JoinUs@innovation-foods.com for assistance.