Lab Tech I

The Laboratory Technician I (Lab Tech I) plays an instrumental role in ensuring product quality standards are met. The Lab Tech I will perform routine laboratory functions including, but not limited to: picking up samples from various worksites and returning samples to the laboratory, ensuring the proper storage and packaging for ingredients/samples in transport and in the lab, preparing samples of raw ingredients, juices and finished product for microbiological testing and environmental swabs, conducting environmental and raw material testing, following an established product test schedule to conduct Brix, pH, titratable acids, and lactic acid testing, working collaboratively with other departments, such as R&D and Product Handling, to conduct tests of samples, accurately reading and recording the results of tests into internal database, updating Standard Operating Procedures as necessary, maintaining cleanliness and inventory of laboratory equipment, and following all safety procedures.