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Form of workThe Senior Lab Technician is responsible for completing dailysampling and hourly monitoring of product in order to compile, analyze, andreport quality data to Quality Management and Plant Management to aid in theoptimization of a world leading quality product.
Key Performance Area
Specific Measurements
Instrumentation
- Continuously calibrate Lab instrumentation.
- Work with Lab Manager to evaluate new instrument methodologies for additional in-house testing.
- Responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of Lab Data daily
Pro-Foss IN-NIR
- Assure the instrument is functioning and clean when pulling composite samples.
- Assure that the air/water separator for the compressed air line that cleans the lens is working properly.
- Alert Lab Management immediately when instrumentation related to Pro-Foss is faulting
Fish Processing
- Press cake, stickwater, concentrated solubles, and decanter solids are sampled every 3hrs and additionally as needed.
- These samples are composited, and the composite is analyzed on a shift basis.
- Data is reported to Lab Manager and put into the Daily Lab Report
Finished Fish Oil product
- Sampling of Fish oil as it is going to storage every 3hrs from the auto sampler.
- Samples will be pulled from an auto sampler that collects samples of the oil throughout the 3hr period.
- Alert Lab/Plant Management if faulting of auto sampler is seen.
- These samples are composited, and the composite is analyzed on a shift basis via Wet Chemistry methods.
- Data is reported to Lab Manager and put into the Daily Lab Report
Finished Fish Meal product
- Sampling of Fish meal as it is going to storage every 3hrs from the auto sampler and additionally as needed.
- Samples will be pulled from an auto sampler that collects samples of meal throughout the 3hr period.
- Alert Lab/Plant Management if faulting of auto sampler is seen.
Certificate of Analysis
- This position is trained and fulfils a backup roll to the Lab Manager when needed for COA's
Reporting
- All data is submitted to Lab Manager for inclusion into the Daily Lab Report
- When Lab Manager is not on shift, Senior Lab Technician will communicate and work with Plant Personnel directly when samples fall outside of specifications.
- This position will also aid in the sampling and testing of Project work outside normal QA/QC scope when directed
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
