Lab Lead

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Lab Lead based in Nampa, Idaho. The Lab lead assists and manages the enhancement of both technical and financial performance of the department under the direction of the Laboratory Management, including maintaining the accuracy of all major laboratory equipment, maintaining all lab equipment, and being a resource for people in and outside the lab.  The ideal candidate will be proactive and dynamic, flexible, and receptive to innovative ideas, pragmatic, analytical, and attentive to detail. He or she will also be capable of working independently in adherence to regulations, of managing stress and remaining calm under pressure, and be able to demonstrate an inquiring mind and well-developed observational skills. Will demonstrate a sense of responsibility and high professional standards, honesty and integrity, and objectivity. Possess values of ambition and engagement, with simplicity.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

· Ensure all equipment is working properly, and all QC and PM’s are done on time.

· Troubleshoot and do repairs/maintenance of all lab equipment including FOSS equipment.

· Organize your time to ensure all calibrations and validations are done when required.

· Maintain all records associated with all lab equipment.

· Communicate to Lab Management when equipment is out of compliance and what was done to bring it back in to compliance.

· Email equipment validation reports to plant management.

· Review chemistry results for accuracy and follow up with lab management if discrepancies are found

· Communicate to Lab Management any parts needed to maintain/fix equipment as soon as possible to minimize down time.

· Be an asset to all lab techs with the knowledge of all areas and job duties this position possesses by providing coaching when procedures aren’t followed and provide answers when questions arise

· Communicate to Plant management as requested the status of equipment that is being worked on.

· Remain flexible with schedule to accommodate when machines need to be fixed/calibrated/

· Other Duties as assigned.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

· High School Diploma required.

· Associates Degree or higher preferred

· Science Background

Experience

· Working with FTIR and NIR equipment 

· Troubleshooting equipment

· Calibrating Equipment

· Leading projects and meeting deadlines

Specialized Knowledge

· Plus if worked with FOSS equipment

· Plus if know Statistics 

· Plus if worked in the Dairy Industry 

Skills / Abilities

· Time Management

· Analytical Thinking

· Data Analysis

· Strong math skills

· Attention to detail

· Organization

· Mechanically Inclined

· Strong written and verbal communication

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.