Are you an experienced Environmental Monitoring Technician with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Environmental Monitoring Technician to work at their company in Elkton, MN.
Position Summary: The client's Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a "Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates, and finished products. The Laboratory Technician position at the Elkton, Virginia Manufacturing site is a key contributor in our Quality Operations units that helps ensure products made are safe and compliant. Laboratory Technician role will work primarily within the grade facility in an aseptic manner, requiring gowning. This person works on shift potentially alone or with one other person
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Collecting environmental monitoring samples (viable surface/air and non-viable air) of process areas
- Environmental monitoring plate reads
- Gowning training and certifications
- Microbiological and chemical sampling of process water
- Clean Steam and compressed gas sampling and testing
- Data management activities
- Facilities qualification testing
- Assisting with protocol testing as needed
- Prepping and maintenance of all supplies and equipment
- Utilizing standard operating procedures to perform their work and making updates to those procedures when necessary in alignment with management
Qualifications:
- A B.S. degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology or related sciences is required.
- Capable of working alone, and managing work loaded that is directed
- Computer skills are required, should be proficient in standard laboratory techniques and laboratory data management systems
Preferred:
- Lab data management systems
- Microbiology and aseptic techniques is advantageous and training will be provided
- cGMP
- Previous laboratory work
- The role requires the ability to read and write in English
- Expected to work in an environment with potential beta-lactam antibiotic exposure