Laboratory Lead (2nd Shift)

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

The Laboratory Lead will assist the Laboratory Manager with daily lab activities. The ideal candidate should have strong attention to detail and accuracy, personal qualities of tact and dependability, possess good manual dexterity, be able to lead a team of Technicians, and have an understanding of product quality and food safety. 

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Assist the Manager and help the Laboratory Technicians as needed.

· Assist the department in establishing policies and procedures, assist in training and auditing the Laboratory Technicians on policies and procedures.

· Record laboratory analytical data.

· Analyze and report on results in a timely manner with emphasis on any results out of specifications.

· Assist in monitoring lab performance repeatability, precision, and accuracy for all analyses performed in chemistry and microbiology.

· Assist in monitoring IR and NIR equipment.

· Assist in installation and use of new equipment, including setup, calibration, evaluation, and training.

· Responsible for overseeing the metrology of laboratory measuring equipment and devices.

· Alert the manager when there are deviations in results, help with root cause analysis, and take corrective actions.

· Adjust sampling plans, review and update SOPs, and record forms as needed.

· Shifts and hours may vary at times if support is needed on other shifts.

· Additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager.

Requirements

 From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education:

· Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science/Chemistry/Biology, or related field preferred

Experience:

· Minimum 4 years of experience as a laboratory technician preferred.

· Proficient in chemistry and microbiology practices

· Food/Dairy industry laboratory experience

· Knowledgeable in computer systems and Microsoft Office

· Proficient in statistical methods used for interpreting data

Professional Certifications and/or License:

· License: Appendix N Industry Supervisor

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.