Microbiology Technician_

Microbiology Technician
Laboratory
Madison, WI, US
Pay Rate Low: 19.50 | Pay Rate High: 19.50
+ Added - 24/06/2024
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**_Global food safety and quality partner with multiple laboratories across the country and worldwide. Offers services to the food and nutrition industry. Work in state-of-the-art laboratories at competitive compensation, across multiple shift and with generous overtime available._**
**Type** **:** **Contract to hire**
**Shift** **:** **Tuesday-Saturday 2** **nd** **shift (10:30am-7pm)** **,** **overtime required**
**Pay** **:** **$19.50/hr**
**Requirements** **:**
+ Bachelor's degree required or associate degree with equivalent work experience.
+ Basic knowledge of microbiology
+ Able to lift 50 lbs.
**Essential Duties/Responsibilities** **:**
+ Read plates and tubes, as required, to determine the number of organisms in the sample.
+ Record findings on worksheet for verification.
+ Write identification onto plates so that client and sample number can be tracked.
+ Pipette sample solution into tubes or plates according to the analysis process being performed.
+ Pour the agar into plates or tubes to begin the growth process.
+ Prepare samples for analysis by recording, weighing, and blending.
+ Collect plates and place them in the incubator for the specified amount of time and temperature.
+ Sterilize materials needed for analysis. Autoclave plates before discarding.
+ Perform food poisoning, pH and other analysis tests on sample when requested by the client.
+ Responsibility to support laboratory management in the implementation maintenance, and improvement of the management system.
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