QA Lab Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide.

With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen.

Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients.

Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

BENEFITS

• Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Two (2) weeks vacations
• Ten (10) paid holidays

POSITION SUMMARY

The QA Laboratory Assistant performs basic science laboratory maintenance tasks; does related work as required. This position is distinguished from Laboratory Assistant by the fact that the incumbent deals strictly with laboratory equipment and supplies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QA Lab Procedures (Routine tasks)

Prepares chemical solutions and culture media for use in the laboratory.

Cleans laboratory glassware / plastic ware and other equipment. Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of laboratory rooms and storage areas.

Assist with documentation and filing lab documentation.

Maintains inventory of chemicals, glassware, laboratory equipment and supplies and requisitions supplies as needed.

Coordinates disposal of excess and outdated chemicals and other materials.

QA Lab Procedures (Non-Routine tasks)

Assists departmental management to improve laboratory sanitation.

Assists departmental management to conduct special projects during sanitation day.

Other duties

Keeps work area and lab clean throughout the day.

Performs all other special assignments from the management staff.

Maintains a professional attitude and acceptable working relationship with coworkers, offering assistance when applicable.

Communicates with all laboratory personnel to ensure quality and efficient performance.

Perform all other special assignments as requested.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Time Management

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job does not have supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS and EXPERIENCE

• This position requires a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and minimum of one year of laboratory experience in either a school science or industrial laboratory.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
• Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Experience in a food company lab is useful; and experience in administrative support to a technical department or organization is preferred.

B. LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

C. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and draw and interpret bar graphs.

D. PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to stand, kneel, walk and sit when performing essential job functions.
• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and / or reach with hands and arms.
• Required to climb or balance; stoop, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• Frequently lifting and / or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision ability is required, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and stay focus.

E. WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and / or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts;
• high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; cleaning chemicals or acids, toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions;

extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shocks; explosives; risk of radiation; and vibration.

This position will work in certain areas that need to wear proper personal protective equipment.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees.

We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.