Position : 3rd shift Sr. Lab Tech

Location : Nashville, Tennessee

Requisition ID: : 27621

Purity Dairies is looking for a Sr. Lab Technician for our Nashville facility.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit package, great growth opportunities, and scholarship opportunities for you and your family.

The schedule will be 3rd shift Monday - Friday 8 pm – 4:30 am

Come join the best team in town!!

Purity Dairy has immediate job openings for a Sr. Lab Technician who is responsible for operating testing product, conducting cleaning tests on equipment, and making necessary adjustments to ensure production of products and containers is made in a safe, efficient, and high-quality manner. Maintain communication with other departments, management and employees and notify them of any problems and/or concerns that may restrict the efficiency of production. Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible and accurate format, and completed with required information. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP’s. Sr. Lab Technician will be required to follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and communicate effectively with all departments.

Purity Dairy is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we’re passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm-owners.

By joining DFA, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities – come join us!

It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities – come join us!

Our Sr. Lab Technician for this positions can make up to:

• $26.25 per hour

SCHEDULE:

• Monday – Friday 8 PM-4:30 AM

BENEFITS:

• 401(k) with company contribution

• Competitive pay

• Paid vacation and holidays

• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits

• Service recognition and employee rewards

• Employee referral program

• Tuition reimbursement

• Uniforms provided

• Work for dairy farm families

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· High school diploma or equivalent

· Post-secondary education related to food science, biological science, or related sciences preferred

· 1 to 3 years of food manufacturing, laboratory, food testing, quality assurance, and/or related work experience

· Certification and/or License – may be required during course of employment such as Better Processing Certificate, state certification for antibiotic testing, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

· Knowledge of and skill with applicable laboratory equipment

· Able to use Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems

· Able to use and understand calculations used for laboratory analysis

· Able to follow laboratory procedures and state and federal regulations regarding the testing of applicable products

· Able to keep good records (record keeping skill)

· Able to follow directions

· Able to work with accuracy and attention to detail

· Able to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing

· Able to work in collaboration, foster good teamwork, and promptly share relevant information with others

· Able to identify problems, take appropriate steps to find solutions to problems, and implement solutions

· Able to perform task and duties under general supervision

· Must be able to read, write and speak English