Hourly Lab Tech - Dairy Manufacturing
The Kroger Co.
- Location
- Onsite (Portland, OR)
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry Level
Posted 1 week ago
About the Role
Kroger Manufacturing seeks a Lab Technician to ensure product quality and safety in dairy production. The role involves operating machinery, maintaining equipment, and adhering to strict food safety and quality control standards.
Skills
Equipment Cleaning
Machine Operation
Safety Procedures
Quality Control
Total Process Control
Food Safety
Allergen Handling
Manufacturing Processes
Full job details
We are currently looking for empowered individuals to join our team. In this role, you will be a valuable part of our team where you can offer your talent, ideas, and viewpoints to make your workplace a better place to work. As a member of team, you will perform duties safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Responsibilities
- Participate in and actively support all plant initiatives
- Clean equipment in a proper and timely manner to ensure safe, quality products
- Follow all safety procedures including wearing all required personal protective equipment
- Effectively and safely operate and maintain the assigned machine and all related equipment to ensure all daily orders are met
- Follow standard work for assigned machine and standard work processes
- Monitor product to ensure quality standards are met or exceeded
- Maintain work area in a clean and orderly fashion
- Actively participate in Total Process Control activities
- Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
- Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
- Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
Qualifications
- Education Level: High School Diploma or GED Required
We continuously accept applications for roles like the one posted. Our team regularly reviews submissions and will contact applicants should a position become available that aligns with the applicant’s qualifications and our organizational priorities.