Quality Lab Technician M-F 8 hours, Starting at $24.52/hr

About the role

The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID.

Responsibilities

• Consistently follows all standard operating procedures, including ensuring appropriate equipment settings, reporting and general corrective actions to resolve operational issues.
• Responsible for successfully meeting established KPI’s.
• Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities. Uses effective approaches for choosing course of action and/or development of solutions.
• Knows how and when to apply technical skills or procedures and performs complex tasks in area of expertise.
• Supports laboratory technicians, performs basic analytical, microbiological and organoleptic (tasting) quality control tests, summarizes and reports the results of these tests, prepares reagents, materials and equipment for analytical purposes, collects samples and other technical functions as identified and assigned.
• Supports research and development functions, including shipping samples, raw materials, sampling, inspections and documentation.
• Inspection of products for packaging integrity and code information.
• Test Result review, analysis and record keeping.
• Organoleptic analysis (tasting) of product “in process”.
• Calibration of instruments and equipment including, but not limited to, pH meters, thermometers, temperature recording devices throughout the facility.
• Participation in "round robin" testing of analytical and microbiological skills within department and with outside agencies.
• Reagent preparation and media preparation.
• Generate hold reports and responsible for daily data entry into Quartz and SAP.
• Follow developed techniques for the sterile sampling of products.
• Develop an understanding of how to interpret raw materials manufacturing codes is responsible for maintaining the warehouse in an orderly manner.
• Maintain proper rotation in cooler and monitor and record cooler temperatures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Safety, Environmental and Quality

• Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follows all food safety procedures.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
• Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.

Knowledge and Experience Requirements

• 6 months of lab or quality experience is required.
• Minimum of high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Data entry skills.
• Knowledge of SAP system is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both written and verbal in English.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office and Microbiology Lab System database.
• Demonstrated basic math skills is required, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, and exponents.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment and manufacturing problems.

Competencies and Abilities

• Ability to communicate and develop good working relationships with team members.
• Must be able to accurately and efficiently perform all job duties with a sense of urgency.
• Exhibit Bel’s core values of:
• CARE - Care is about developing others through a “high challenge / high support” approach. It’s about empowerment, encouraging those who take measured risks. It’s also about being able to manage tough discussions for the sake of others and for the sake of the organization.
• DARE - Dare is about challenging our orthodoxies and challenging a “good enough” mindset, which begins with identifying imperfection and then taking measured risks. It’s also about learning from failures and ensuring the right level of feedback to foster continuous improvement.
• COMMIT - Commit is about our ability to execute and our results orientation. It starts with committing to deliver ambitious results, making decisions according to our customers and committing to those decisions through unconditional collaboration.