Lab Technician

Location: Elma

Job Title:

Lab Technician

Job Description

+ We are seeking a dedicated Lab Technician to join our team.

+ The role involves navigating a plant environment to obtain liquid samples from silos, testing these samples using various lab instruments, and ensuring compliance with FDA and plant standards.

+ This position requires meticulous documentation and maintaining a clean lab environment to prevent contamination.

Responsibilities

+ Navigate the plant environment to obtain liquid samples from silos using FDA and plant standards.

+ Test samples using lab equipment and instruments, including tests for pH, acidity, freezing point, viscosity, and solid/fat percentages, ensuring samples remain within specifications.

+ Document all processes with dates and signatures while maintaining a clean lab to prevent contamination.

+ Ensure lab supplies such as chemicals and pipets are replenished regularly.

+ Follow FDA and plant standards in both the lab and plant settings.

+ Calibrate lab equipment daily and perform other routine tasks.

+ Receive phone calls from various parts of the dairy and plant, multitasking to ensure products and samples are processed correctly and efficiently.

Essential Skills

+ Experience in quality assurance and quality control.

+ Proficiency with lab instrumentation in a manufacturing environment.

+ Knowledge of chemistry, biology, and microbiology.

+ Familiarity with GMP, QC, titration, inspection, and analytical chemistry.

+ Data entry skills.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in technical sciences.

+ 1+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.

+ Ability to document and review quality standards.

Work Environment

+ This position is based onsite at the Elma facility.

+ The role primarily involves working the 3rd shift from 10 PM to 6:30 AM, with flexibility required based on production and staffing needs.

+ This may include potential six-day work weeks and occasionally working 12-hour shifts, either from 6 AM to 6 PM or 6 PM to 6 AM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elma, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.25 - $23.25/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

- Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Elma,NY.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 20, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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