Micro Lab Technician

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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.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota, is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is southern central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. The plant produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.

The Micro Lab Technician is responsible for media preparation, including 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.

6 AM – 2:30 PM (Rotational Weekends)

• 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.
• Analyze microbiological results for out-of-spec conditions and hold or release product for shipment in our inventory management system based upon those results.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure product quality. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, quality or personnel safety.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Associate's degree or two-year technical certificate, or experience demonstrating technical aptitude preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of experience as an industrial maintenance technician preferred.
• Trained and competent in MFI MTL1, MTL2, & MTL3 skills preferred.
• MFI People Leadership Essentials or equivalent training preferred.
• Active Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) membership preferred.
• Prior experience in SAP preferred.
• Prior experience as a technical trainer preferred.
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and superb time management skills.
• Excellent administrative and follow-up skills to achieve successful maintenance and repair programs.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen, stand and walk, sit occasionally, use hands, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment ranging from hot to cold in temperature. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

The pay range for this position is $41,216 – $56,054 per year.

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

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