Lab Technician

Why you’ll love working here:

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retailment including 401k with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums

About the role:

The Remus Laboratory Technician is responsible and accountable for performing quality assurance and testing on milk and water samples.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Accurately analyze milk and water samples following the NCIMS/FDA and USDA requirements.
• Maintain NCIMS/FDA certifications.
• Ability to follow good lab practices.
• Meticulous, organized, ability to multitask, and manages time well.
• Perform and maintain quality control testing records.
• Ability to work in a team setting as well as independently.
• Maintain a safe work environment by personally following safety rules and practices.
• Identify and solve problems related to tests and equipment using solid technical knowledge.
• Prepare media and reagents.
• Perform general housekeeping.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• BS degree in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, or years of experience in a related field.
• Understanding of Evaluation of Milk Laboratories (EML), NCIMS/FDA Accreditation of Milk Laboratory requirements, and Appendix N requirements is desired.
• Excellent communication skills to share ideas/technical information in an easy-to-understand manner.

Physical Requirements and Essential Functions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, handle, reach above the shoulders, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Many tasks include repetitive movements.
• The employee is required to frequently sit, talk, and hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds.