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Quality Technician

Your role :

As Quality Technician, you will be responsible for accurate performance and communication of all laboratory tests to determine wheat/flour quality and verify finished product meets customer, regulatory and Ardent Mills requirements. You will also maintain and calibrate lab equipment to ensure accuracy of testing; actively participate in Food Safety audits and inspections and follow up and implementation of corrective action.

To succeed, you must be able to :

• D eliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and w orking to earn trust every day
  
• S erve others with un derstanding, respect, and care
  
• O perate with simplicity, cla rity and transparency
  
• D eal with and drive change
  
• O rganize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines
  
• L earn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others
  

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities :

• Perform wheat/flour quality analysis in all areas within required parameters of certification program and customer specifications
  
• Proficiently perform analytical laboratory techniques using basic lab tools
  
• Perform routine maintenance and calibration on the machines
  
• Communicate results to customers using appropriate computer software
  
• Data entry for paperwork generation and record keeping
  
• Acting as a front-line leader, positively influencing operator behavior and reporting and acting on quality and food safety concern s
  
• Provide back-up to Quality Manager and lab team
  
• Assist with food safety inspections and audits
  
• Any other duties as assigned by management
  

Essential skills and experience :

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
  
• Basic skills with computer applications, to include Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to learn and use new computer programs
  
• Familiarity with lab environment or knowledge of lab techniques
  

Good to have :

• Bachelor's degree in a s cientific d iscipline
  
• Participated or supported with GMP for 3 rd party audit
  
• Knowle dge of food safety requirements ( PRP's , HACCP , PCQI certification )
  
• Flour or food production quality experience
  

Physical requirements and working c onditions (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hard hat, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)
  
• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
  
• Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:
  
• Heat/Cold temperatures (inclement weather)
  
• Indoor/Outdoor environment
  
• Dusty environment (to include Wheat/Gluten allergens)
  
• Noisy environment
  
• Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes
  
• Elevated Places
  
• Ability to perform work safely which may require:
  
• Frequently standing, walking, rotating,bending/stooping, twisting, crouching, kneeling, balancing and reachingor lifting at varying heights and levels
  
• Frequentlyclimbing stairs and/or ladders
  
• Occasionally lifting, shovelingand/or carrying
  
• Occasionally pushing and/or pulling
  
• Working in confined or elevated places
  

Other considerations:

• Must be able to read, interpret instruction and technology and communicate effectively in English
  
• Willing to get cross-trained in at least one other position for development within the facility and to provide any relief duties as needed.
  
• Must be willing to work alongside your team including long days, on rotating or varying shifts (days, evenings, and nights) as well as overtime, weekend or holiday work
  
• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future
  
• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check
  

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.