Producer Payment Regulatory Lab Technician - First Shift
About The Position
The Producer Payment Regulatory Lab Technician operates testing equipment using approved protocols to analyze milk samples for a variety of components. The role maintains smooth equipment operation through calibration, hourly checks, chemical preparation and addition, and approved maintenance and repair. Accuracy, attention to detail, dependability, and teamwork are important to success in this position. The scheduled shift is Tuesday to Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The technician retrieves and sorts incoming samples, records producer and sample information, operates milk-testing equipment, conducts testing to required standards, confirms results that violate established standards, and assists with laboratory regulatory compliance. The position also involves customer and field-staff interaction as needed. Work is performed in a laboratory with exposure to chemicals and regular contact with ice and cold. Protective safety equipment is required for certain tasks. The role requires close mental and visual attention while controlling rapidly operating machines or processes, regular interaction with others, and frequent standing or walking and repetitive hand and wrist movements. The employee may occasionally lift up to 35 pounds.
Requirements
- Associate degree in a science field and at least 1 year of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficient computer skills, preferably using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Accuracy, attention to detail, dependability, and ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to interact well with others.
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 35 pounds.
- Ability to perform frequent standing or walking, hand and wrist repetitive motion, and other listed physical activities.
- Use protective safety equipment for certain tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Retrieve and sort incoming samples from ice chests or coolers, and handle samples correctly throughout sorting, scanning, and testing.
- Enter producer numbers and sample data into the computer accurately.
- Operate Bactoscan units, Foss Combi units, and other milk-testing equipment according to applicable standard operating procedures.
- Perform equipment start-ups and shut-downs; check chemical levels; measure, mix, prepare, and add chemicals; calibrate or confirm equipment accuracy; and clean equipment according to laboratory protocols.
- Test milk to required standards for fat, protein, lactose, somatic cells, SCC, MUN, bacteria, coliform, pasteurization, water, growth inhibitors, sediments, and other required substances.
- Complete required testing steps, including pour-offs of LPs and reading petri films; perform farm water testing; and confirm results that violate established standards.
- Assist with regulatory compliance through training, laboratory inspections, and split-sample protocols; promptly report deviations from established standards.
- Perform tasks required to maintain laboratory regulatory approval, such as calibrating pipettes and thermometers and recording daily refrigerator temperatures.
- Maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the work area and laboratory.
- Interact with customers and field staff as needed.
- Follow job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties requested by a supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
