Description

　　Owned by 250+ family farms, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is a food and beverage company that has offered innovative, award-winning, high-quality dairy products since 1965. Our progressive cooperative’s success is based on a commitment to quality in everything we do that extends to every stage of operations, from our farms to the consumer. Our product offerings include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, Italian cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk®brands.

　　The Laboratory technician position is a member of the plants Quality team and will be responsible for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Sanitation Practices (GSP), quality of conformity, and quality of services. They will participate as a member of the plants Quality and HACCP team and will represent the Quality department at the plant level. They will support quality programs that include FSMA, SQF, HACCP, ISO, Hold and Recall policies, Pathogen and Allergen testing programs. They will daily and weekly monitor plant quality.

　　Qualifications

　　High School diploma or equivalent

　　Must be a minimum of 18 years of age

　　Ability to think analytically

　　Ability to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing

　　Ability to work unsupervised and manage time effectively

　　Must possess good math skills

　　Good human relations skills and ability to work well with others, and be a team member

　　Good computer skills

　　Must show enthusiasm, initiative, integrity and pride in work

　　Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, SOPs and Government Regulations

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Prior experience in Dairy/Food manufacturing

　　Prior laboratory experience

　　College degree in a science related field

　　Knowledge of regulatory compliance

　　Essential Duties and Responsibilities

　　Daily work list task including: plating, lab analyses, record keeping and calibrations

　　Daily plant walk through

　　Completion and review of laboratory paperwork

　　Generation of daily batch tickets for production

　　Maintain laboratory lab files

　　Work with production to ensure all quality samples are being saved for analysis

　　Daily CIP titrations

　　Monitor vitamin program for accuracy

　　Enforce GMP, SQF and Safety policies

　　Communicate with Quality management about daily product evaluations and ensure results are documented

　　Inform management of any out of specification products that may cause customer complaints

　　Maintain various monitoring programs

　　Receive and conduct analysis on incoming ingredients and raw material

　　Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures are accurate and current

　　Comply with employee relations policies and programs

　　Comply with all safety policies

　　Uphold all rules pertaining to confidentiality

　　Support of Upstate Niagara commitment to Product Excellence

　　The statements included in this position description reflect, in general, the duties and responsibilities of this position and are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive.Physical Demands

　　While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms, and also, climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pound and occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus

　　Work Environment

　　While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and is occasionally exposed to moving parts and toxic chemicals. Noise level exposure is moderate to loud. The employee is exposed to milk and egg allergens.

　　Pay: $20-21/hr.

　　Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

　　The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)