Lab Technician

Job Summary

Lab Technicians are responsible for quality control and process validation to achieve the highest quality product. E Energy Adams strives to achieve high productivity and relies on lab testing to achieve our goals of quality, process management, environmental stewardship, and feed safety. A lab technician will also assist in all tasks required to ensure safe plant operations, and will represent the company in a knowledgeable and professional manner.

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Analyze data retrieved from plant process controls to establish consistency, accuracy, and quality.
• Maintain awareness of plant operations and process conditions by conducting daily rounds of the plant, and be able to identify and communicate problems and suggestions.
• Operation of lab equipment including HPLC, GC, refractometer, moisture analyzer, titrators, centrifuge, microscope, and other basic equipment.
• Conduct lab testing in all aspects of operations such as gravity tests, ethanol proof, yeast viability, moisture analysis, water quality, and other tests as needed or requested.
• Troubleshoot and maintain lab equipment as needed.
• Communicate test results with operations staff to maintain optimal efficiency, safety, quality and quantity of products. Work with operations on special test requests.
• Help track inventory of supplies and complete purchase orders as necessary.
• Maintain and follow all health, safety and environmental procedures and regulations at the local, state and federal levels.
• Other duties not listed herein but which need to be accomplished to maintain safe and timely day-to-day operations of the site.
• Maintain high level of service and work performance, promote team environment and maintain pleasant work environment.

Minimum Requirements

• Technical degree and/or certification in science related field with laboratory requirements.
• Equivalent and relevant work experience may be substituted for certain education requirements. A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend the English language.
• Expertise in making precise and accurate measurements.

Skills/Abilities Required

• Work four 10 hour shifts per week, must be able to train on day shift
• Work rotating weekends and holidays as scheduled.
• Detail oriented with strong communication, organizational, time-management and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence, and enter data accurately into records.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers, work with fractions, metric system, percentages, decimals and ability to convert units as required.
• Attention to safety critical.
• Must be willing to work overtime.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Ability to work while standing on a continuous basis.
• Ability to ascend and descend stairs up to 50 feet.

• Ability to lift up to 5 pounds frequently, up to 30 pounds occasionally.

• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection.

• May be exposed to loud noises, wet and humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic chemicals, extreme hot and cold depending on weather conditions.

Disclaimer

The Lab Technician must be able to perform primary job functions satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. If accommodations are needed by an applicant or employee to perform the essential job functions, please advise Human Resources in writing as to the accommodations requested.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed at the discretion of management.