Temporary Lab Technician

Job Purpose and Impact

The Quality Assurance Lab Technician I, will carry out and execute corporate food safety and quality programs by testing and recording results of quality testing, documenting deviations and taking any corrective actions under frequent guidance. In this role, you will perform and record monitoring activities, process verifications and audits and part take in any disposition conversations.

Location: Surrey, BC
Job: Temporary / Full time
Shift: Day Shift

Key Accountabilities

• Feed quality and feed safety monitoring: during processing, at packaging, and in inventory
• Conduct routine physical inspection analysis to in-process and finished good samples daily
• Data entry and creation of data summaries and reports
• Preparation of product quality reports and real time reporting
• Inspection and testing of incoming raw materials for ensuring appropriate specifications. Data entry into system
• Safe operation of lab instruments
• Maintenance of QA storage area
• Conduct QA lab safety audits
• Ensure company QA policies are followed
• Provide support during internal audits, third party audits, mock recalls and audit preparation of policies and procedures
• Investigate quality complaints as required
• Sample collection and preparation
• NIR analysis of in-coming commodities and finish feeds
• Assist in monitoring compliance with governmental regulations, with regard to feed production
• Assistance with IMS (Integrated Management Systems) inspections/audits of commodity storage facilities, factory, warehouse, QA Lab, and grounds
• Assistance with R&D analyses, including NIR (Near-Infrared) instrument maintenance
• Inspection of complete feed products, which includes classification of their release or rejection status
• Organize, review and conclude extruder operator's report, check list, batching reports, and feed inspection reports
• Ensure product nutritional compliance based on monitoring of the reported production values
• Other QA/QC related functions, as and when required

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
• Cargill requires that employees be a minimum of 18 years old
• Ability to understand and communicate in English(verbal/written)
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 25lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling, and twisting safely, with or without a reasonable accommodation
• Able to work in fast paced environment in lab and production plant
• B.Sc. in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture or Aquaculture. Also applicable: applied chemical technology Diploma, Food Science
• Should be available to work on weekends and on different shifts (if occasionally required)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Diploma in Biological or Chemical Sciences with Food, experience in feed, food and/or Aquaculture industry
• Knowledge of HACCP, WHMIS, ISO Systems, Quality Management Systems, and Workplace Inspections would be advantageous, but not initially required

Considered candidates will receive a phone call from a (952) area code. Please note that this position does not include relocation reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.