Quality Control Lab Supervisor na Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.

About Us:

At Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition, we are making significant advances in food and health with new ideas and innovative technologies. We are seeking candidates with energy and enthusiasm to be part of our growing team throughout North America. As an Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition employee, you are part of a diverse, innovative, and collaborative community committed to enhancing lives through nutrition and health. Our team is committed to providing amino acid-based solutions that create better lives for all.

Overview:

Ensures the quality system is established, implemented, and maintained relating to Quality Labs at the Eddyville Plants. Plans, coordinates, and reviews activities in the laboratories to meet plant goals, maintain quality system, food safety system, and protection of the environment.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Four-year degree with chemistry, biology or related science courses or a two-year technical degree required OR, an equivalent amount of work experience in a Quality lab environment.
• 3 years of work experience in a lab setting or Quality Assurance required.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Ability to work and lead a team in multiple laboratory environments. 
• High degree of scientific creativity and technical proficiency.
• Excellent oral, written and computer communication skills. 
• Ability to transfer scientific knowledge to practical applications. 
• Great attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to multitask.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Fast paced bio-chemical/chemical manufacturing lab environment working primarily inside. This position may perform activities in an environment that contains hazardous elements and requires safety awareness and adherence to all safety policies and guidelines. Work must be performed in a safe manner for personal protection and for the protection of other team members. Safety, environmental, and quality procedures in all functional areas must be followed, enforced, and strictly complied with. 

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally 
• Sitting, standing, walking, repetitive use of hands/arms/legs, and eye/hand coordination for 4+ hours a day 
• Occasional bending, reaching overhead, crouching, balancing, pushing, or pulling

Responsibilities:

• Safety, Environmental, & Quality Compliance
• Utilize safe work habits and follow all policies and procedures
• Make sound decisions while not compromising safety, environmental or quality standards
• Assist with audits as required
• Member of Safety and Food Safety/HACCP teams
• Turn in any hazards as they are identified to get them corrected as soon as possible
• Attend regularly scheduled training sessions to stay current on all compliance initiatives
• Ensure compliance with all governmental regulations and policies
• Maintain PCQI certification

• Quality Control Management Duties
• Responsible for both Quality Control Laboratories at the Eddyville worksite, QC Wastewater & AHI Bio Laboratory operations within the Quality department
• Ensure the laboratory teams achieve goals by managing planned and unplanned activities impacting the testing of all material
• Ensure plant has adequate strain jars to inoculate fermenters aligning with Production needs
• Plans, prioritizes, schedules, and assigns work within the department
• Resolve problems and set deadlines to ensure timely completion of testing
• Responsible for communicating daily reports to department management (i.e.: morning meetings, trouble reports, etc.)
• Prepares monthly reports to monitor and manage departmental objectives
• Responsible for development of laboratory team members including evaluation and discipline
• Lead training of laboratory team over product test procedures, troubleshooting lab equipment, chain of custody forms and any other training deemed necessary
• Responsible for obtaining Kosher certificates for applicable products by supplying supporting documentation
• Responsible for reviewing and maintaining all HACCP/GMP records
• Assist with pest control as needed.
• Continually evaluates and streamlines Laboratory processes and tests to eliminate downtime and accidents, improve testing turnaround time and generate accurate testing results
• Gathers any necessary certificates of third-party testing companies
• Supports external audits when needed
• Lead auditor on internal audit team conducting at least two internal audits annually
• Conducts Sanitation audits amongst the Feed and Food plants and affiliated warehouses when needed/scheduled.
• Responsible for release of incoming raw materials and finished product, as well as scheduling external testing for any new raw materials needing approved
• Responsible for completing inventory corrections due to scrapped or IRR material
• Initiate IRR or NCP and assist with investigation to determine root cause
• Collaborate with other departments when introducing new products, ensuring testing of the products are completed
• Responsible for scheduling and when necessary, carrying out daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual testing, calibrations, and certifications

• Continuous Improvement & Collaboration
• Suggest/implement process improvement, cost down, or best practice ideas
• Continually strive for increasing processing efficiencies
• Complete 5S activities to keep the work area clean and organized
• Seek continuous self-improvement through education and experience
• Seek education opportunities for those in the department

Salary Range:85,000EEO Statement:

Ajinomoto is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by state, federal, or local law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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