Media Technician

Eurofins US Food, Feed, & Supplement Testing; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA Food Testing in Des Moines is seeking a Media Technician to manage media preparation, quality controls and routine instrumentation in a regulated lab environment. The role supports QA procedures and regulatory compliance while maintaining throughput and accuracy.

The candidate will perform plating, sample preparation, and daily lab duties, with emphasis on safety and teamwork. A HS Diploma or higher is required, with relevant science degree preferred.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma required.
• AS or BS Degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
• Experience in plating, plate reading, and sample preparation.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision.
• Regular attendance and punctuality.
• Reads, understands, and follows management system requirements including ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC.
• Adhere to health, safety, and environmental regulations; maintain clean and safe work environment.
• Media preparation and Set up quality controls.
• Instrumentation use (Autoclave, Masterclave).
• Media inventory management and reporting non-conformances.
• Respond to client/staff inquiries and maintain professional relationships.
• Identify process difficulties and propose solutions to supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

HS Diploma

AS or BS in Microbiology/ Food Sciences/ Chemistry/ Biology/ Biochemistry

Tools

Autoclave

Masterclave

Job description

• Eurofins recently celebrated 30 years of excellence in bioanalytical testing.
• The company has grown from 4 employees in a small lab in France to a global network.
• 800 state-of-the-art laboratories across 41 countries.
• Eurofins is one of the best performing companies in the world. In three decades, the company has grown more than 3,000 times.
• Eurofins is now the global market leader in environmental, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics testing as well as in agro-sciences CRO (Contract Research Organization) services.

• Over 50,000 employees worldwide
• Eurofins recently celebrated 30 years of excellence in bioanalytical testing.
• The company has grown from 4 employees in a small lab in France to a global network.
• 800 state-of-the-art laboratories across 41 countries.
• Eurofins is one of the best performing companies in the world. In three decades, the company has grown more than 3,000 times.
• Eurofins is now the global market leader in environmental, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics testing as well as in agro-sciences CRO (Contract Research Organization) services.

Information about Eurofins as a whole

• Over 50,000 employees worldwide
• Eurofins recently celebrated 30 years of excellence in bioanalytical testing.
• The company has grown from 4 employees in a small lab in France to a global network.
• 800 state-of-the-art laboratories across 41 countries.
• Eurofins is one of the best performing companies in the world. In three decades, the company has grown more than 3,000 times.
• Eurofins is now the global market leader in environmental, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics testing as well as in agro-sciences CRO (Contract Research Organization) services.

Job Description

The Media Technician receives sufficient authority from, and is accountable to the Laboratory Supervisor or appointed designate for the successful completion of assigned duties and responsibilities and has the authority to take action necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position and to identify the occurrence of departures from the quality system or from the procedures for performing tests and/or calibrations, so long as such action does not deviate from established company guidelines.

Essential Duties and 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.
• Full knowledge of media department including, but not limited to:
• Media preparation
• Setting up quality controls
• Instrumentation use (Autoclave, Masterclave, etc.)
• Sanitation/dishes
• Media inventory management
• 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.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill or ability required

HS Diploma required

AS or BS Degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or a related field. Experience in plating, plate reading, and sample preparation.

Additional Information

• Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Responsive problem solver and action oriented

N/A

Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff... employer.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is required to stand; walk; and use hands to find, handle, and feel objects, tools, or controls, and some repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Eurofins USA Food Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.