Quality Control Lab Specialist
CurrentPerform organoleptic tests to ensure product and ingredients meet gold standards. Perform gluten and soy ELISA testing. Perform water quality checks throughout the facility. Perform environmental swabbing throughout the facility. Perform air quality testing throughout the facility. Perform verification of scales and thermometer readings. Plate and read microbiological samples in accordance with AOAC methodology. Perform titrations to determine purity of acids and salts. Prepare microbiological media. Enter data using a Laboratory Information Management System. Review raw materials and release raw materials for use in finished goods. Review lab notebooks. Prepare samples for third party lab send out. Communicate with third party labs. Prepare deviations and other quality control paper tasks. Communicate effectively with other departments inside and outside the facility. Communicate with management to ensure proper a proper course of action is taken for out of spec materials. Write, maintain, and update SOPs.