Are you a detail-oriented laboratory professional with a passion for quality and analytical testing? We're seeking a Quality Control Laboratory Technician to join our team and play a key role in ensuring our products consistently meet the highest quality and food safety standards.
Fiberstar, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company that develops and manufactures clean-label, plant-based ingredient solutions, including natural citrus fiber, for food and industrial applications. Every product we make helps customers create healthier, higher-quality products—and every employee contributes to that mission. We pride ourselves on a company culture that include: a generous holiday and paid time off program as well as company closed major holidays to encourage a work-life balance, a casual work environment, employee discount program, weekly pay.
What You'll Do
As a Quality Control Laboratory Technician, you will perform a wide variety of laboratory analyses that support production, quality assurance, and process control. Responsibilities include:
- Perform physical and chemical testing on raw materials, in-process products, and finished products to ensure compliance with quality specifications.
- Analyze samples for pH, moisture, purity, sediment, fiber, color, size distribution, and other required quality parameters.
- Prepare laboratory samples
- Operate, calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory instruments including pH meters, moisture analyzers and other analytical instruments.
- Maintain sample custody, traceability, and accurate laboratory records.
- Monitor and analyze production processes.
- Assist with sanitation including monitoring and assisting production in duties
- Assist with shipment, analysis, and inventory reporting.
- Develop, review, and improve laboratory testing methods and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Identify laboratory or process issues, troubleshoot problems, and work with operations to implement solutions.
- Maintain laboratory equipment and coordinate routine maintenance and calibrations.
- Train and mentor new laboratory team members.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory while following all company safety policies and regulatory requirements.
- Perform additional laboratory projects and assignments as business needs require.
- Be part of a team environment with the goal of first rate products with first past quality.
- Cleaning and sanitation duties are required on the production floor during weekly cleaning practices.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of laboratory experience in a manufacturing, food, agricultural, chemical, or industrial environment preferred.
- Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Frequent bending, kneeling, reaching, climbing, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to work safely in both laboratory and manufacturing environments.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Preferred
- Experience in food manufacturing or agricultural processing.
- Knowledge of analytical testing methods.
- Experience analytical laboratory instrumentation.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
We're looking for someone who takes pride in producing accurate results, enjoys working in a team-oriented environment, and wants to make a direct impact on product quality. If you're ready to grow your laboratory career with a company that values quality, innovation, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
Fiberstar is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Fiberstar participates in E-Verify. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Employees will be treated on the basis of their job-related qualifications, ability and performance. It is also our policy that sexual harassment or any other kind of harassment, including harassment based on sexual orientation, will not be tolerated. The foundation of these policies is our commitment to treat everyone fairly and equally and to have a bias-free work environment.
Pay: From $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
