Lab Assistant (Chemist or Biology background) - Onsite

Title: Lab Assistant (Chemist or Biology background) - Onsite

Mandatory skills:

Chemist Biology,
food samples,
microbiological analyses,
Prepared sample, maintained documentation, facilitate analysis procedures, aseptic technique, raw food products,
lab testing,
conducting scientific investigations, supporting scientific investigations, experiments, planning, setting up, undertaking controlled experiments, trials,
recording, analyzing, interpreting data, demonstrating procedures, collecting, preparing, testing samples

Description:

A lab technician's typical duties include:
conducting and supporting scientific investigations and experiments.
planning, setting up and undertaking controlled experiments and trials.
recording, analyzing and interpreting data.
demonstrating procedures.
collecting, preparing and/or testing samples.

Required Job Skills & Years of Experience for Each:
Ability to flawlessly execute bench work, plan ahead for tech center runs, ability to communicate with several plant coordinators to ensure ingredient supply
Ability to proactively and positively interface with various analytical functions in order to assure timely execution of testing.
Must be well organized, capture work details and learning and highlight any unexpected learning
Good communication skills (verbal and written), manage expectations of group support
Must be proactive, reliable and self-motivated
Work in a group and closely with the scientist responsible for the assigned projects and tasks

1-2res exp
Chemist Biology background
BS degree required
Responsible for the testing of food samples using various microbiological analyses. Prepared sample for processing and maintained documentation of process to facilitate analysis procedures. Used aseptic technique and under minimal supervision, performed lab testing on raw food products.

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Contact Details :

VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008