Category: Life Science

Employment Type: Contract

Reference: BH-372146

Lab Technician needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh Scientific's client in Blair, NE.

Pay Rate:$23-24/hour

Contract Length: 6+ months

Schedule: 2/ 2/ 3 - 6 AM to 6 PM CST--- (Should be comfortable working on weekends & holidays & should be comfortable with shift)

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete routine analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety quality and operational teams.
• Perform routine analysis of product testing, being responsible for checking and monitoring instrumentation performance and conducting tests for which we are going to provide intermediate supervision.
• Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks, and simple repair to analytical instrumentation, maintaining customer specifications books up-to-date.
• Interpret and document results of tests into active databases and communicate results to internal customers as required.
• Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing, which includes monitoring adherence to regulations and other procedural food safety compliance.
• Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in-process and final products independently, supporting more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
• Handle clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals). Write routine reports and correspondence.

• High School Diploma required.
• Lab/food science experience preferred.
• Comfortable working in a fast-faced, self-directed, production laboratory environment.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• 401K Retirement Saving Plan
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Direct Deposit & weekly ePayroll
• Employee Discount Programs
• Referral Bonus Programs