Kate Farms

Quality Control Lab Technician (Temporary)

Goleta, California, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

GMPFDA RegulatoryCommunicationCollaborationFood SafetyFood ScienceRegulatory Affairs

About the role

ABOUT KATE FARMS Kate Farms is a company with heart.
Kate Farms works to be the place where a diverse mix of talented individuals want to come, stay, and do their best work.
Ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is at the core of Kate Farms' values.

Perform routine and non-routine finished product testing following established SOPs.
Operate, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment.
Support third-party laboratory sample submissions, shipping, tracking, and data management.
Maintain laboratory inventory, supplies, and retention samples.
Ability to work independently after initial training and manage multiple laboratory priorities with minimal supervision.
Self-motivation to manage time and prioritize changing workloads.
This six-month assignment will provide additional laboratory support for commercial product testing and Quality Control operations.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the essential functions of the job, the employee will be required to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and climb stairs.
Experience following SOPs and documenting laboratory results with a high degree of accuracy.
Basic math proficiency and experience using Microsoft Excel.
Requires ability to frequently alternate between sitting and standing throughout the workday.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH High school diploma or GED required.

Associate's degree or coursework in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related scientific field preferred.
One to three years of laboratory, quality control, or manufacturing experience preferred
experience in a food, beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other GMP-regulated environment is a plus.

Our company was founded on the belief that good nutrition leads to good health, and good health opens the door to endless possibilities.
That's why our mission is to make nutrition the cornerstone of healthcare so people can live their best lives.
We are a medical food company that makes complete nutrition formulas for people who have a medical need for liquid nutrition.

Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization as directed by the management of the company.

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