Lab Technician - 2nd/3rd shift
Dairy Farmers of America • Reading, PA • Posted June 13, 2026
About the Role
**Job Description**
**Join a great company! We are a purpose-driven organization, starting with providing the world with nature's most perfect food: milk.**
**General Purpose:**
Test all raw, intermediate, and finished products as well as collecting and testing environmental samples according to established procedures. Discover and prevent defects and improve quality. Work with a high degree of accuracy and concentration to produce valid test results in a timely manner.
**Job Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Perform receiving lab duties including weighing trucks, observing sample collections, and preparation of receiving tickets.
+ Evaluate truck shipments for acceptance based upon established criteria.
+ Complete entry into the computer systems and generate requested reports.
+ Perform testing using the Near Infra-red methods, acidity tests, sink work, and other appropriate lab equipment.
+ Prepare chemical solutions and medi...
**Join a great company! We are a purpose-driven organization, starting with providing the world with nature's most perfect food: milk.**
**General Purpose:**
Test all raw, intermediate, and finished products as well as collecting and testing environmental samples according to established procedures. Discover and prevent defects and improve quality. Work with a high degree of accuracy and concentration to produce valid test results in a timely manner.
**Job Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Perform receiving lab duties including weighing trucks, observing sample collections, and preparation of receiving tickets.
+ Evaluate truck shipments for acceptance based upon established criteria.
+ Complete entry into the computer systems and generate requested reports.
+ Perform testing using the Near Infra-red methods, acidity tests, sink work, and other appropriate lab equipment.
+ Prepare chemical solutions and medi...