Position Summary

Preserve, prepare, process and maintenance of lab samples. This involves knowledge of complex and specialized lab support policies, programs and practices while completing appropriate forms, documents, and databases, providing technical assistance to customers, and writing reports. A Senior Quality Lab Technician is expected to understand and run complex specialized instrumentation and complex analytical testing procedures to sustain and improve the Lab Quality Management System (LQMS).

Duties and Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Analytical testing using complex to specialized lab equipment, including preserving samples, completing sample preparation, documenting, and communicating results.
• Conduct and support investigative testing for samples received across the network.
• Review and record test results, generate COA’s and release finished product based on results.
• Perform Work Order review and assure all batches released have a COA on file.
• Update instrumentation, methodologies and training documents.
• Execute retain sample process and maintenance.
• Identify and quarantine non-conforming material.
• Support dispositioning of non-conforming material.
• Perform other miscellaneous related duties, as needed.
• Sustain and improve the Quality Management System.
• Perform document review, DCO’s, and writing procedures.
• Partner with Operations to resolve issues and improve processes.

Lab Principal Functions

• Provides complex specialized support researching issues and developing recommendations to resolve process, department, and related customer issues.
• Support other business units in conducting analytical investigations.
• Conduct method’s Assurance and calibrations.
• Responsible for laboratory equipment troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Assist in the review and implementation of lab support policies, procedures, practices, and programs to meet organizational, operations and management needs (support to meet ISO 17025, 9001, SQF and IPEC requirements).
• Participate and support execution of validation protocols.
• Train others on updated instrumentation methods.
• Support investigative testing across locations.
• Support other Hawkins facilities testing and training.

Requirements

Requirements and Preferred Background/Experience

• 4-year degree in a science related field. Chemistry.
• 4-year minimum working in an external lab or manufacturing environment.
• ICP, IC, GC Mass Spec, HPLC experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of analytical test methodology and the ability to analyze and interpret results.
• Attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel

Not required.

Expected Compensation

$65,000-80,000/yearly. + 5% bonus eligibility.

Hawkins offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD/STD and more. Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP), paid time off, and paid holidays.

For more information on Hawkins benefits, visit: Hawkins Benefits

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All applications must be received online. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace.