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Job Purpose and Impact

The Instrument and Analytics Specialist will test, calibrate, install, repair, and inspect food safety and quality monitoring devices for plant production and process equipment. In this role, you will analyze malfunctions of instruments and control systems, determine necessary steps for repair and work with scientific and analytic food safety and quality computer software, data management, calculators, and, in some cases, use voltage and current meters and electronic probes in order to diagnose faults in circuitry. Individuals in this role will report directly to the Business Instrument and Analytics Supervisor and will also be included as part of the site FSQR team with some responsibilities assigned by the FSQR Site Manager.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide training, coaching, and mentoring to new team members.
• Perform general maintenance on equipment and develop new and improved food safety and quality measuring and recording equipment.
• Perform calibrations on various devices measuring flow, pressure, temperature, level and speed, documenting equipment inspection, testing and repair activities.
• Investigate and communicate quality related issues including instrument discrepancies, exception reporting and other noncompliance issues.
• Provide troubleshooting, diagnostic and risk assessments of food safety and quality performance instruments and control systems.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Assist with or perform trending and tracking of data and issues related (but not limited to):
  • Cross-checks and related outlier investigations/ corrections
  • Historical test results as needed for Quality investigations
  • Instrumentation performance
• Assist with or perform evaluation of instrumentation for capital spending considerations and projects
• Assist with or lead:
  • GLP activities for the site
  • Laboratory Technician onboarding and training related to product testing, methods, and instrumentation care and maintenance
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years of related work experience
• Available to be on call as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Strong project management, social and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities with large projects extending over a period of time.
• Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of food safety, safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Ability to work expertly and effectively as an individual and in a team environment.
• Subject matter expert within plant production, process equipment, and repair techniques

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