Lab Technician

Benefits: Our Total Rewards programs continue to lead, innovate and embody our core values – caring for the health and wellbeing of all.  Zinpro offers a competitive salary and a premium benefits package, including 100% employer-paid healthcare and generous paid time off.  We provide a wide range of benefits and resources designed to support you at every stage of life: education assistance, retirement planning, 401(k), disability and long-term care insurance, travel assistance, fitness reimbursement, gift matching, and more. 

Position Summary

Reporting to the North Branch Lab Quality Supervisor, the Lab Technician is a key contributor to Zinpro’s success by ensuring quality product through production sample analysis. Success in this position requires the ability to follow processes, documentation, and measurements.

Essential Functions

• Perform requires lab analysis on finished products, raw materials and in process products, and process fluids as required.
• Ensure laboratory follows current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Documents all lab analysis performed and ensures needed lab documents and testing records are current/up to date, organized and available.
• Communicate quality results and any non-conformance found by analysis to management team.
• Enter all lab results in data bases and performs daily audits of both Colostrum and Minerals plants.
• Perform Quality Control approval (calibration, inspection, and testing) on product, instruments, and raw minerals. 
• Perform Environment Monitoring (EMP) (sampling, plating, reading, entering/communicating results) in Colostrum plant. 
• Perform root cause analysis when test results are out of specification.
• Perform other plant duties when needed, for which training has been completed.
• Prepare samples to be sent out to other labs for testing.
• Assist with correcting processes when not performed correctly. 
• Attend daily shift meetings. 
• Perform required housekeeping to maintain a clean and organized work area.

Qualifications 

Minimum Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1-2 years’ experience in a laboratory environment.
• Aptitude for lab analysis.        
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Ability to read and write technical documentation. 
• Follows through on assigned tasks, works independently, and completes work on time. 
• Follows instructions and management direction, displays a cooperative and positive behavior.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical documents.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of personnel at the plant.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee often works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to airborne particles and hazardous chemicals. 
• The employee is frequently exposed to heights, confined spaces, and hot and cold conditions.   
• The noise level in the work environment varies from quiet to loud.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

Schedule Requirements

The Lab Technician is expected to work Monday-Friday from 10:00am to 6:30pm. This is a 40-hour work week including occasional overtime. 

Travel Requirements

This position will work primarily at their home manufacturing plant facility in North Branch, Minnesota and may engage in occasional company-sponsored travel.