Temporary Lab Technician

Position Details:

This role is on an afternoon shift schedule from 2:00pm – 10:30pm.

The hourly rate is $30.73

A Day in Life:

The lab technician will provide laboratory support to the packaging and warehouse operations by interpreting analytical results, inspecting and releasing raw materials, releasing product for packaging and providing analytical reports to departments as needed and will be able to proficiently run the analytical analysis on edible oils.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Perform routine food safety and quality checks including but not limited to code date, weights, labels, temperature, product specifications, equipment calibrations and microbiological testing.
• Assure that product meets or exceeds standards set forth by the company, Provincial and Federal Governments.
• Manage the Hold and Release program for out of specification products, including the creation of Non-Conformance Reports.
• Follow, demonstrate, enforce, and participate in training of employees in all Quality and Food Safety programs, including:
• GMPs, Pest Control, HACCP, SSOPs, Trace/Recall, Allergen, Good Laboratory Practices, and the Food Security program.
• Monitor production operations to include, but not limited to:
  • SPC
  • Finished product analysis
  • Correct packaging materials
  • Correct labels
  • Correct Code dates and/or Use by Dates
  • Process Control
  • Sanitary conditions within the facility
• Provide accurate reports to departments and customers in a timely manner.
• Maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work place following all company safety procedures.
• Other duties deemed necessary by Supervisor/Manager

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• Technical degree or diploma in Science and Chemistry preferred.
• Minimum 3 years laboratory experience in related industry may be substituted for educational degree or diploma.
• Understand and comply with Bunge Safe Practices, including, but limited to: Laboratory Safety and Chemical Handling
  • Knowledge in handling chemicals, titrimetry and basic mathematics required
  • General knowledge in laboratory instrumentations.
  • Must have good communication skills.
  • Basic computer skills.

Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a ood safety culture within the site, continually improve the site’s food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

• We Are One Team by fostering collaboration, respect, and inclusion
• We Lead the Way by being agile, empowered, and innovative
• We Do What’s Right by acting safely, sustainably, and with integrity

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled

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