Lab Technician

Position Details:

Hourly wage: $16.95 an hour

A Day in the Life:

Laboratory Technician ensures the integrity and safety of food products throughout the manufacturing process utilizing various standards and established testing methods, operating procedures, and adherence to protocols and policies. 

What You’ll Be Doing:

• All job duties require attention to safe operation and demonstration of safe work habits and behaviors. This includes the use of appropriate personal protective equipment for the job task.
• Observe all Safety and Food Safety guidelines and adhere to all company rules and policies as well as good manufacturing practices.
• Prepare testing solutions, equipment calibrations, general maintenance, and upkeep of laboratory.
• Gathering product samples from various production areas.
• Follow all proper procedures for analyzing product during production runs and final product packaging.
• Communicating any nonconformance to production supervisor immediately, including test results and status of any pending results.
• Proper completion of records (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly)
• Submitting records to Quality Assurance Lead or Supervisor daily.
• All duties include general area housekeeping responsibilities.
• All duties require adherence to Bunge’s quality and GMP/HACCP process and procedures.
• All duties require attention to product specifications and appropriate product handling procedures.
• Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Additional duties as requested or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• • 2 years of previous lab or quality work experience is preferred.
  • Must possess basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and understand various units of measure (US Currency, Imperial weights and measurements, Metric weights, and measurements), common fractions and decimal usage. 
  • Must be able to proficiently read and write in English for the purposes of record keeping and safety and quality training and processes.
  • Prior experience with usage of document control systems preferred.
  • Standard knowledge of computers and basic office software.
  • Familiarity with a formal quality system (SQF, GMP/HACCP, ISO 9001, etc.) preferred.
  • Attention to detail, mechanical aptitude, good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a safety conscious environment.

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:

• Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect.
• Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative, and efficient.
• Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
• Time Off – Providing generous vacation time for a healthy work-life balance.
• Less than 1 year: 10 days
  • 1 – 4 years: 12 days
  • 5 – 14 years: 17 days
  • 15-19 years: 22 days
  • 20+ years: 25 days

*Time is accrued per pay period and based on an 8-hour shift

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.  Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled