QA LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

JBS Foods; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Foods is seeking a lab technician to support plating, pathogen testing, and data recording. Responsibilities include preparing media, reading plates, and entering results in the LIMS system across NPIS, product, and environmental samples.

The role requires adherence to 5S principles, autoclave operation, and GMP-like lab practices, with opportunities to contribute to audits and API checks as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to plate RTC, RTE, NPIS samples and others per SOPs.
• Read plates with 3M Petri Film Reader or visually to count.
• Capability to prepare slurries for testing and perform confirmations.

Responsibilities

• Set up samples in LIMS and enter results for NPIS, Product, Environmental samples, and drag swabs.
• Determine appropriate dilution counts to enter in LIMS per SOP.
• Review data entries to ensure accuracy of all results.

Skills

Plating sample prep

LIMS data entry

Autoclave operation

5S/Shop floor organization

GLP compliance

Tools

3M Petri Film Reader

LIMS

API strips

Autoclave

Job description

Plating Requirements:

1. Capable of plating all RTC, RTE, and NPIS samples and other plating samples as needed.
2. Ability to use 3M Petri Film Reader to read plates or do a visual count.

Pathogen Testing Requirements:

1. Capable of testing samples for Salmonella, Salmonella Enteritis, and Listeria in all required samples.
2. Prepare and make slurries for testing.
3. Ability to do confirmations of Salmonella and Listeria using Salmonella antisera and API strips.

Data Entry:

1. Ability to set up samples in LIMS system and enter results as well for all NPIS, Product, Environmental samples, drag swabs, and any other results in LIMS.
2. Able to determine which dilution (count) to enter in LIMS per SOP.
3. Review entry and verify to make sure all data entered is correctly entered.

5S (SORT, SET IN ORDER, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, SUSTAIN)

1. Able to operate Autoclave for making media, sterilizing, and killing waste.
2. Label and stored all media properly.
3. Properly dispose of autoclaved wastes.
4. All media quantity and autoclave time is recorded on log sheet.
5. Media that requires PH is PH’d and recorded.
6. Padded gloves are used for handling hot media or hot items retrieved from autoclave.
7. Deionized water used to make media make sure it is changed when red light is on. In addition periodically test for APC to ensure no contamination is present

GLP (Good Lab Practices)

1. Able to do any special project for example: Shelf life studies or Bio-Mapping Studies and others as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Able to assist on RTM samples.
2. Able to assist in salt testing, moisture, and fat on CEM & Salt reader.
3. Participation in API check sample testing.
4. Participate in all audit and chemical training.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled