Advanced Manufacturing Technician

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $22.00 - $30.25 Position Summary: The Advanced Technician provides expert level technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance across complex systems and equipment. This role serves as a subject matter expert, resolving escalated issues, performing advanced diagnostics, and ensuring operational continuity. The Advanced Technician leads continuous improvement efforts, mentors junior staff, and collaborates cross-functionally to enhance system reliability, safety, and performance. The position requires strong analytical abilities, technical precision, and a commitment to delivering high quality service in a fast paced environment.

Requirements

• Requires a High School diploma or equivalent and 2-4 years of relevant experience; or an associate degree preferred and up to 2 years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of standard biotech laboratory practices, including pipetting, weighing, pH measurement, mixing, and spectrophotometry.
• Knowledge of basic scientific calculations and statistics.
• Skills in documentation, record‑keeping, and adherence to SOPs.
• Skills in problem-solving and troubleshooting routine laboratory or production issues.
• Strong organizational abilities and extreme attention to detail.
• Ability to learn new techniques, processes, and equipment quickly.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Nice To Haves

• associate degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced diagnostics, root cause analysis, and corrective actions on complex systems, equipment, and technology platforms.
• Resolve high severity or escalated technical issues promptly, ensuring minimal operational downtime.
• Interpret technical documentation, schematics, and system data to support accurate repairs and maintenance.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance tasks, ensuring equipment reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Install, configure, calibrate, and test equipment and components in accordance with technical standards.
• Monitor system performance and identify opportunities to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Recommend and implement improvements to processes, tools, and workflows to optimize technical operations.
• Ensure all work meets safety, quality, and compliance requirements, maintaining accurate logs and documentation.
• Participate in audits, inspections, and continuous improvement projects.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and other teams to support new initiatives, resolve persistent issues, and advance organizational goals.
• Provide clear and timely communication regarding system status, risks, and recommended solutions.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor for junior technicians, offering guidance and training to build team capability.
• Share best practices and assist in developing standardized procedures and knowledge resources.

Benefits

• competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• 401k plans
• employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care FSA
• mentorship
• promotional opportunities
• training and development
• tuition reimbursement
• internship programs
• employee resource groups
• volunteer paid time off
• employee events
• charity drives
• accrued leave policy with paid holidays
• paid time off
• paid parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED