Neogen Corporation
QC Technician I
Lansing, MI
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 35 days ago
Data AnalysisExcelCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMicrosoft OfficeFood Safety
About the role
- It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!
- These assays may include, but are not limited to, microbial enumeration, identification, sterility testing, and environmental monitoring.
- Skills and Competencies: - Microbiology Experience: Possesses a solid understanding of microbiological principles, techniques, and quality control practices.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine and complex assays with a microbiology focus in accordance with appropriate Standard Test Procedures (STPs) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Perform routine chemical, immunochemical, and/or biological assays as needed.
- Perform equipment qualification, ensuring the suitability of equipment for relevant testing.
Requirements
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, including detailed microbiological test reports, and to speak effectively in front of team members and in general group meetings.
- Ability to communicate (orally or written) clearly and informatively
- Demonstrates proficiency in aseptic technique and relevant laboratory methods (e.g., operating autoclaves, incubators, pipettes).
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit, especially when working in a microbiology lab.
- Occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, particularly when setting up or maintaining microbiological equipment.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty 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.
- Education and Experience:
- Language Skills:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and other procedural documents in English, particularly those related to microbiological testing.
- edits work for spelling and grammar
- presents numerical data effectively, especially microbiological counts and trends
- able to read and interpret written information, including microbiological SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
- Mathematical Skills:
Nice to have
- Minimum of Associate's degree in a science-related field and 1-2 years of relevant microbiology laboratory experience.
- OR High School diploma with some college coursework in microbiology or a closely related science field or 3 years of relevant microbiology laboratory technician experience, preferably in a quality control setting.
- OR Bachelor's degree in Microbiology or a closely related science field with experience in microbiology is highly preferred.
Skills
- Identifies and resolves problems promptly and skillfully, particularly those related to technical issues or contamination sources.
- Must be able to read computer screens in English, including software used for microbiological data analysis.
- Solid knowledge of computers and operating systems, including software used for data acquisition and analysis in a microbiology lab.
- Ability to effectively communicate electronically.
- Mathematical
Benefits
- Specific vision abilities required include high visual acuity and color vision, especially for accurate reading of microbiological results and differentiation of microbial growth.
Company info
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