Job description

We are recruiting a Laboratory Technician on 3rd shift for a Food/Beverage manufacturing company in Louisville, KY. This is a DIRECT HIRE Sunday-Thursday 11pm-7:30am. Pay is $21.00-$22.00 per hour. Must have a Bachelor's Degree .

Job Summary

Efficiently manufacture liquid caramel colors in accordance with applicable procedures to specified quality standards. This position will require a person who can perform testing on all incoming raw materials, in process products, and finished products to guarantee conformance to specifications.

• Perform trend analysis to build cooking guidelines and program to teach liquid operators how to manufacture certain products.
• Write and develop Design of Experiments to optimize cooking times or reduce raw material costs.
• Actively participate in the Quality Improvement Process and GMP plant initiatives.
• Input information in the Enterprise One (E1) database.
• Communicate effectively with other shifts.
• Manage and meet all scheduling and production demands.
• Assist with customer samples as needed.
• Responsible for learning how the liquid production equipment and how to cook liquid caramel colors in the facility.
• Operate the cartridge / line filters.
• Maintain cook sheets during processing.
• Mass meter operation.
• Control panel operation.
• Responsible for housekeeping and sanitation of the liquid production area.
• Responsible for preventive maintenance of liquid production equipment.
• Approve all incoming critical raw materials before production use.
• Retain Certificates of Analysis (COA) and keep on file all critical raw materials and associated records.
• Test all in process materials and give technical guidance to operators during the process.
• Approve all finished product for quality and conformance to specifications before shipping to our customers.
• Maintain and calibrate lab equipment as necessary.
• Maintain lab supplies inventory.
• Provide formulations.
• Create and retain batch reports for liquid products.
• Retain samples of each liquid and powder batch produced.
• Utilize Statistical Process Control (SPC) for finished product analysis and laboratory equipment calibrations.

Skill Requirements

• Excellent math skills are required.
• Experience with an ERP system or similar database.
• Must be team oriented and possess decision-making skills.
• Experience with word processing helpful.
• Production/Manufacturing lab experience.
• Must be able to work independently and multi-task.

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Degree in process required

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Louisville, KY 40206: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Laboratory procedures: 2 years (Required)
• Manufacturing: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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