Evening Lab Technician: QA & Microbiology

Eurofins PSS Ireland Ltd; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Laboratory Technician I to join our US Food Testing team. Shift: Monday–Friday, 3:00pm–11:30pm. You will perform and document routine analytical work, ensure timely sample processing, and maintain strict quality and safety practices in a regulated laboratory.

Responsibilities include sample registration, data entry into the eLIMS system, conducting tests, verifying results, and communicating findings to supervisors. overtime, weekends and holidays may be required.

Qualifications

• AS or BS Degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or a related field.
• Experience in plating, plate reading, and sample preparation.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Reads, understands and follows management system requirements as relevant to responsibilities, including but not limited to requirements found in the Quality Manual, SOPs, Local Work Instructions and Methods which in turn ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC requirements and relevant government regulatory requirements
• Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental regulations relative to assigned analytical work; maintain and assist others in maintaining a clean, safe work environment
• Registration of incoming samples (as needed), maintaining a neat and accurate record system of work performed on a daily basis and as needed for quality control tests or regulatory purposes
• Enter the sample data into Eurofins eLIMS system in a timely and accurate manner
• Complete laboratory testing on all incoming samples in an accurate, efficient and timely manner; ensure sample turnaround time goals are met or exceeded
• Verify results and submit results to the appropriate personnel for transmission, in a timely manner
• Identify process difficulties and report these together with proposed solutions to supervisor
• Maintain a perpetual state of readiness and willingness to respond to the queries and needs of clients, staff, and co-workers
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with all company employees. Communicate orally and in writing to co-workers. This includes “intra” and “inter” departmental employees
• Promote the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices as related to the public and our customers
• Continually strive to improve the quality of work we provide to our clients through existing and new technologies
• Identify non-conformances and out-of-specifications
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education

AS or BS Degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or a related field.

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Laboratory Technician I to join our US Food Testing team. Shift: Monday–Friday, 3:00pm–11:30pm. You will perform and document routine analytical work, ensure timely sample processing, and maintain strict quality and safety practices in a regulated laboratory.

Responsibilities include sample registration, data entry into the eLIMS system, conducting tests, verifying results, and communicating findings to supervisors. overtime, weekends and holidays may be required.