MFG LAB TECH
Winchester, KYJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The MFG Lab Tech participates in programs that sustain compliance with Kroger Manufacturing food safety and quality requirements. The role performs product tests, audits, and calibrations to support consistent quality and safe food production, and supports the development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of SQF 2000 Systems. It also follows established safety and quality programs and practices.
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Full job description
Position Summary: Participate in programs to sustain compliance with Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality requirements. Responsible for product tests, audits and calibrations. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of SQR and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the companys core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Job Functions:
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Perform required product tests, audits and calibrations to ensure food safety and ensure consistent quality.
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Maintain accurate documentation.
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Complete tasks on If down, do lists.
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Complete safety observations as assigned.
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Keep work area neat and clean.
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Ability to work overtime.
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Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
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Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
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Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
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Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
QUALIFICATIONS
Desired Previous Job Experience/Education:
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Associate degree in related field
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Minimum of two years previous quality assurance lab experience
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Knowledge of food safety programs, microbiological and sanitation concepts
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Functional knowledge and use of Microsoft Office
Minimum Position Qualifications/Education:
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Must be at least 18 years of age
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High school diploma or GED
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Basic math and computer skills
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Strong oral and written communication skills
How this job compares
Set against the 5,058 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Kentucky median$82–120K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$25–31/hr832 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 70 open Quality Assurance jobs in Kentucky and 5,058 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,880 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,481 of the 5,058 open Quality Assurance jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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