Technician – Milk Receiving & Sampling

Join our growing company! This is a junior level, full time, position with opportunity to be an active team member  are looking for an accountable, collaborative team member, looking to expand their skills and work on a variety of moderately complex projects providing operations and manufacturing support for the organization.

Do you love collaborating to get things done? Do you want to contribute to a larger purpose to save the lives of infants in the NICU? Prolacta’s Manufacturing team is seeking a Technician I‑Milk Receiving & Sampling to assist our sampling team. You will make an impact in the lives of premature infants and their families by choosing to be a part of the Prolacta team.

Prolacta is the pioneer in human milk‑based nutritional products for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Prolacta believes that there are no adequate replacements for human breast milk and, as such, we believe infant nutritional products should be human milk‑based. As a privately held, scientifically driven company, committed to improving premature infant nutrition, we are using human milk to change the standard of care in the NICU.

Prolacta operates and/or owns milk banks that provide the material for the products Prolacta sells.

We discover, develop, and deliver life‑changing solutions for critically ill babies and other vulnerable patients. We achieve this through innovative human milk research and leadership in quality and safety.

Giving babies a brighter future by unlocking the biological power of human milk.

Company Benefits

• Healthcare:
  Up to 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families – coverage on the first day.
• Compensation:
  Competitive, performance‑based raises and bonuses; 401(k) company match.
• Work/Life Balance:
  Four weeks PTO accrued within year 1; generous time off program for new parents; reserved parking for expectant moms; electric vehicle charging stations on site; company‑sponsored social events.
• Professional Development:
  Committed to helping our employees thrive with educational opportunities and leadership programs such as our Women’s Leadership Development Academy, Athari Council, and Educational Assistance Program.
• Community Engagement:
  Company‑sponsored community service opportunities for our employees and paid time off to volunteer at your child’s school or at other community organizations.

• Proficient in all aspects of Raw Milk Receiving process.
  • Perform and verify check‑in of milk donations.
  • Data entry into the Prolacta Bioscience computer systems.
  • Organize received raw milk in designated freezer storage area.
• Proficient in all aspects of Raw Milk Sampling.
  • Manual and automated opening of milk bags.
  • Controlled thawing of raw milk and sample collection for QC testing.
  • Transfer of raw milk to containers, labeled, and bagged for freezer storage.
• Proficient in all aspects of Kitchen and Cleanroom support.
  • Preparation of cleaning solutions.
  • Manual cleaning of equipment, stainless‑steel pots with lids, and tools.
  • Operating automated washer for containers and stainless‑steel pots with lids.
  • Cleaning of room floors, walls, and ceilings.
• Proficient in Material Handling of raw milk.
  • Preparation of raw milk for sampling including printing of labels for containers and QC test samples.
  • Transfer of frozen and sampled raw milk between Sampling cleanroom and designated freezer storage area in a timely manner.
  • Data entry into the Prolacta Bioscience computer systems.
• Maintain 5S in work areas.
• Look for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support problem‑solving small group activities.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1‑year Prolacta Operation experience, or 2 years of manufacturing technician in a similar health‑care manufacturing environment, or up to 2 years in food preparation/handling in a kitchen or restaurant type environment.
• Basic manufacturing GMP practice or understanding preferred.
• Understanding of Simple manufacturing or kitchen equipment operation preferred.
• Understanding…