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Keystone Potato Products

Lab Technician - 2nd Shift

full-time•Hegins Township

Summary

Location

Hegins Township

Type

full-time

Experience

2-5 years

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About this role

Position Overview:

The primary responsibility of this position is to assist in assuring that a quality product is being produced through performing quality control testing.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Follow procedures for maintaining high standards for quality, reliability and safety.
  2. Support companywide quality improvement efforts.
  3. Utilize improved techniques for the control of quality, reliability and safety.
  4. Follow quality and safety requirements in accordance with real company needs, based on current regulations and state-of-the art product development.
  5. Communicate and work closely with production and yet be able to work independently
  6. Maintain open communication with production staff about quality issues
  7. Ability to stay focused on getting necessary tasks completed.
  8. Keep accurate records of analysis performed.
  9. Perform quality control testing on both the raw potato and the finished product.
  10. Collect samples for quality assurance testing.
  11. Report any unsafe conduct that may compromise the product quality or the safety of personnel to both the Production Supervisor and the Quality Assurance Manager.
  12. Measuring additive flow rates.
  13. Perform metal detector checks.
  14. Maintain analysis records for in-house lab data.
  15. Keep production informed of quality issues.
  16. Keep the quality control lab clean.
  17. Assist in other areas whenever needed.

Required Skills:

  1. Food science or related degree preferred.
  2. 2 years of laboratory experience without degree.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

This description is intended to include the general content and requirements for the performance of the job. It is not intended to be considered as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.



Descripción general de la posición:

La responsabilidad principal de este puesto es ayudar a garantizar que se produzca un producto de calidad mediante la realización de pruebas de control de calidad.


Deberes y responsabilidades esenciales:

  1. Seguir los procedimientos para mantener altos estándares de calidad, confiabilidad y seguridad.
  2. Apoyar los esfuerzos de mejora de la calidad en toda la empresa.
  3. Utilizar técnicas mejoradas para el control de calidad, confiabilidad y seguridad.
  4. Seguir los requisitos de calidad y seguridad de acuerdo con las necesidades reales de la empresa, con base en la normativa vigente y el desarrollo de productos de última generación.
  5. Comunicarse y trabajar en estrecha colaboración con la producción y, aún así, poder trabajar de forma independiente.
  6. Mantener una comunicación abierta con el personal de producción sobre cuestiones de calidad.
  7. Capacidad para mantenerse concentrado en completar las tareas necesarias.
  8. Mantener registros precisos de los análisis realizados.
  9. Realizar pruebas de control de calidad tanto en la papa cruda como en el producto terminado.
  10. Recoger muestras para pruebas de control de calidad.
  11. Reportar cualquier conducta insegura que pueda comprometer la calidad del producto o la seguridad del personal tanto al Supervisor de Producción como al Gerente de Aseguramiento de Calidad.
  12. Medición de caudales de aditivos.
  13. Realice comprobaciones del detector de metales.
  14. Mantener registros de análisis de datos de laboratorio internos.
  15. Mantener informada a la producción sobre problemas de calidad.
  16. Mantener limpio el laboratorio de control de calidad.
  17. Ayudar en otras áreas cuando sea necesario.

Habilidades requeridas:

  1. Se prefiere ciencias de los alimentos o un título relacionado.
  2. 2 años de experiencia en laboratorio sin titulación.

Condiciones de trabajo/requisitos físicos:

Esta descripción pretende incluir el contenido general y los requisitos para el desempeño del puesto de trabajo. No pretende ser considerado como una declaración exhaustiva de deberes, responsabilidades o requisitos.



What you'll do

  • The Lab Technician is responsible for performing quality control testing to ensure a quality product is produced. This includes maintaining records, communicating with production staff, and reporting safety issues.

About Keystone Potato Products

The combined history of experience, familiarity with the potato industry, interest in innovative solutions, and cutting-edge technology has prompted Sterman Masser, Inc. to launch one of the industry's most advanced potato processing plants. Keystone Potato Products processes fresh potatoes into dehydrated potato flake and flour, in addition to fresh cut potato products. Keystone Potato Products utilizes waste methane gas to power the processing operation.

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