Back to jobsDirect and implement various analytical tests on incoming samples of raw materials (RM), product components (Intermediates), and Finished Products to assure the Quality of the component. These include but are not limited to:
Support OH R&D Analytical testing and tasting panels.
Analytical Testing for Regulatory (i.e., FP/BP, ABV).
Conduct small scale taste test to compare incoming sample to a prior batch or lot.
Compare test results with specification ranges to determine batch to batch consistency of the product. Trouble shoot batches that do not meet specifications.
Perform daily calibration checks of lab equipment (RI, SG, pH, FTIR, TURB, and ABS).
Monitor plant cleaning activities by conducting Allergen testing, and other environmental microbial and pathogen swabbing.
Review production schedule to find or order retain samples for batch comparison.
Clean lab / glassware.
Organization and cataloguing of retain library.
Filing sample folders and paperwork.
Create transmittals and associated sample request forms and labels for outside testing, gather / prepare these for shipment.
Release products in a usable status by entering data in ERP system and create paperwork for shipping department (CoA, SDS, and Required customer documents).
Build continuous improvement by developing and implementing new procedures based on trends, new issues, and analyses.
Report food safety issues to the Corporate Food Safety Manager or Director of Quality.
Job Description
- Logging samples into the Sample Data Base.
- Performing analytical tests using the following testing equipment and recording results:
- Fourier Transform – Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR).
- Handheld & Benchtop Densitometers (SG-Specific Gravity)
- Refractometers (RI-Refractive Index)
- Small Scale Flash Point Tester (Flashpoint)
- Total Acidity – manual titrations
- pH meter
- Hot plate (boiling point testing)
- Turbidity (TURB)
- Absorbance (ABS)
- Moisture