Quality Assurance Lab Technician

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Job description

Join Land O'Lakes, Inc., and help us bring food from farmer to fork, building vibrant communities along the way. We're a global, Fortune 250 company and a farmer-owned cooperative, which means we work for one another-not Wall Street. We're proud to rank a Top Workplace. We offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards
• Best-in-class healthcare for you and your family
• Powerful savings programs
• Training and career progression

Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Our growth relies on our extraordinary talent. Unlock your greatest potential at Land O'Lakes by continuing to make a difference, driving results, and growing your career.

Do you enjoy working in a lab? Are you energized by a manufacturing environment? If so, our Lab Technician role in our Purina Animal Nutrition manufacturing plant may be a great fit for you!

As a Lab Tech, your focus would be on testing finished products and participating in our comprehensive Quality Assurance program. You will also be involved in record-keeping activities as it relates to finished product specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Run and record product tests

• Run and transmit finished product tests and data

• Manage tag inventories

• Distribute housekeeping forms

• Evaluate and manage storage of finished product samples

• Assist with monthly inventories

• Assist with record verification and document/sample retention policies

• Other duties as assigned by plant quality management
  

Hours: 11PM - 7:30AM, 3rd Shift hours

Experience-Education (Required):

• High School or equivalent education (GED)

• Work experience in a laboratory or manufacturing setting

Competencies-Skills (Required):

• Laboratory testing

• Able to interpret results of testing for accuracy, reasonableness, compliance with specifications, etc. and to perform simple problem-solving tasks and troubleshooting.

• Ability to multi-task

• Self-direction and accuracy.

Experience-Education (Preferred):

• 2 or 4 year College degree in Agriculture, the Sciences, or related fields.

Competencies-Skills (Preferred):

• Well versed in Microsoft Office and other analytical software

• Lab equipment knowledge such as HPLC, Protein Analyzer, Crude Fiber, Ether Extract Fat

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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