Laboratory Technician

Position Summary: Inspection of raw materials and finished goods to assure compliance with regulatory and customer specifications.

Essential Job Functions:

Oversee batch corrections and authorizes final approval in accordance with all given specifications.

Monitor all production lines running to ensure that codes are correct, straws are affixed, and fills are in specification.

Monitor all production lines running to ensure package integrity. Will do package teardowns, electrolytic testing, dye checks and acid teardowns to verify compliance.

Monitor all production lines running to ensure product integrity. Will perform brix, acid, pH, vitamin C, calcium, turbidity and sensory analysis on an ongoing basis. Will report any findings that are not in specification to the Manager of Quality Assurance. Will initiate Holds when required.

Perform microbiological analysis on final product, raw materials, treated water and environment. Will collect data and report findings to the Quality Assurance Manager.

Mix reagents as needed.

Oversees batch corrections and authorizes final approval in accordance with all given specifications.

Read plates and other culture media and document the results.

Report out of specification results to supervisors and managers.

Release product as ready.

Take care of customer directed hold on both finished goods & raw ingredients.