Micro Lab Technician - Day Shift

Michael Food; Gaylord (MI); On-site; USD 27,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Gaylord, MN is seeking a Lab Technician responsible for media preparation, quality controls, and sample testing in our microbiology lab. The role supports food safety and product quality by performing incubator checks, sterilizer documentation, and data entry.

You will manage lab supplies, inventory, and ordering (SAP knowledge), and ensure compliance with GMPs and safety rules. The schedule is 6:00am–2:30pm, Monday–Friday, with rotational weekends.

Qualifications

• None required; one-year certificate preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and maintenance manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Media preparation (pre-poured plates).
• Inventory, receiving and ordering (SAP knowledge).
• Quality control: temperature checks on incubators and water baths, sterility testing, sterilizer documentation, pH measurements, meter calibration.
• Media transfers for rapid tests.
• Sample plating procedures on raw materials.
• Perform rapid tests (gene-trak).
• Data entry in computer systems.
• Adhere to GMPs and safety policies; maintain sanitary laboratory conditions.

Skills

Media preparation

Quality control

SAP knowledge

Data entry

Spreadsheets/word processing

Education

One year certificate (college or technical school)

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Business Unit Description

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the \"Hub of Sibley County.\" Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.

Responsibilities

Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm Monday-Friday (Rotational Weekends)

POSITION SUMMARY: This position in responsible for media preparation, which includes all quality controls performed and documented in the lab such as media PH, sterilizer records, water bath and incubation temperatures on the defined frequency, Lab supplies (ordering and inventory), and general lab procedures such as transfers and slating of raw materials. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

• DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Media preparation (preparing pre-poured plates).


• Supplies inventory, receiving and ordering (SAP knowledge).


• Quality control functions in the lab including: performing temperature checks on incubators and water baths daily, sterility testing and documentation of the sterilizer, media PH, PH meter calibration, thermometer calibration.


• Media transfers for the rapid essays.


• Plating procedures on raw materials.


• Performing rapid tests (gene-trak).


• Plating procedures on swabs and sponges (includes plating and streaking).


• Data entry on computer.


• Temp abuse procedures.


• Responsible for analyzing Microbiological results for out of specification conditions and holding or releasing product for shipment in our inventory management system based upon those results.


• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.


• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.


• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: None Required. PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: One year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience. 1 JOB DESCRIPTION 2 Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processing software.

The pay range for this position is $19.82 to $28.73 per hour.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:None Required.PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:One year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination ofeducation, training and/or experience.1JOB DESCRIPTION2 Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenanceinstructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of theorganization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to drawand interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished inwritten, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concretevariables in standardized situations. Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processingsoftware.