Quality Lab Technician at Land O'Lakes, Inc. in Gonzales, Texas

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 Lab Technician

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

As a Lab Tech, your focus would be on testingincoming raw ingredients and participating in our comprehensive QA program. You will also be involved in record-keeping activities as it relates to ingredient management.

Responsibilities:

• Run and record product tests
  
  


• Run and transmit ingredient tests and data
  
  


• Sequence unloading order for bulk feeds
  
  


• Manage tag inventories
  
  


• Distribute housekeeping forms
  
  


• Evaluate and manage storage of finished product samples
  
  


• Receive in drug purchases
  
  


• Assist with monthly inventories
  
  


• Assist with record verification and document/sample retention policies
  
  


• Other duties as assigned by plant quality management
  
  

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.
  
  

EOE M/F/Vets/Disabled. Land O'Lakes, Inc. enforces a policy of maintaining a drug-free workforce, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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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