Quality Control Technician - Sunday - Thursday 3pm - 11pm

About the role

It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden back 30 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing. Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live a healthier life without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption.

Responsibilities

• Maintain logs and other records including inventory lab chemicals
• Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections
• Perform laboratory test such as APC, Mold and yeast for finished product
• Perform in process quality control lab testing; such as total solids, PH, etc.
• Create Certificate of Analysis for product release
• Comply with GMPs, PPE, sanitation procedures, general housekeeping and food safety and food defense practices and procedures
• Enter test results on lab data system and generate reports
• Communicate raw material and product quality issues to management
• Conduct timely root cause analysis and enforce improvements to process controls
• Resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials with operations, engineering, and purchase department
• Perform ATP, environmental and allergen swabbing to support plant operations
• Aid in the start of processing operations in conjunction with production department

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older with the ability to read, write and speak English specific to work instructions including but not limited to safety purposes
• High school, GED, or equivalent diploma required
• 2-4 years schooling in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields preferred
• 2+ years of lab testing experience
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong mathematics skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Superior communication skills
• Excellent organization skills, and abilities to make decisions on quality issues
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force at times and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Ability to work in cold and hot environments (approximately 38F-80F degrees)
• Ability to be mobile in accomplishing tasks and or moving from one worksite (up to 1-mile range) to another this could include but not be limited to in-plant departments, (Shipping- Receiving, Production, etc.) and/or to Oatly’s 3rd party warehouse
• Repeat motions that may include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods (average 8-12 hours)

Qualifications

• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force at times and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Ability to work in cold and hot environments (approximately 38F-80F degrees)
• Ability to be mobile in accomplishing tasks and or moving from one worksite (up to 1-mile range) to another this could include but not be limited to in-plant departments, (Shipping- Receiving, Production, etc.) and/or to Oatly’s 3rd party warehouse
• Repeat motions that may include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods (average 8-12 hours)

Skills

• Strong mathematics skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Superior communication skills
• Excellent organization skills, and abilities to make decisions on quality issues

Benefits

• 20 paid vacation days plus sick time
• Really great benefits (yes, pet insurance is in there)
• Free six packs of oatmilk
• Genuinely great coworkers who are rooting for each other and the company to thrive

Pay

Our good faith estimate for base hourly rate is $24.00 per hour.

Schedule

Scheduled shift of Sunday - Thursday 3pm -11pm.