Micro Lab Technician - First Shift

Microbiologist Position

This position is responsible for all microbiological sampling, analysis and reporting for the end-to-end quality and food safety.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Supplies and inventory management of products for the micro lab.
• Maintain microbiology laboratory quality control activities as outlined in the Microbiology Internal Control Plan (ICP).
• Rapid microbiological analysis including Vidas technology.
• Microbial analysis using AOAC/ISO methodology.
• Microbial data entry, reporting out of specification data with corrective action initiated.
• Support quality functions.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any product or environmental monitoring deviations and/or failures.
• Environmental monitoring for pathogens as per the Internal Control Plan
• Responsible for reporting out microbiological results and managing product and ingredient release as per MFI standards.
• Adhere to safe work and laboratory practices, follow GMP's, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Quality of MFI products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This position works Monday - Friday from 8 AM - 6:30 PM.

Education and experience required:
High School Diploma or GED.

Preferred education, experience and skills include:

• One year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Prior experience working in a laboratory environment.
• Problem solving/continuous improvement skills are a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Attention to detail:
  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret data.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Proficient computer skills including using spreadsheets and word-processing software.