Greeley
Job Description Certified Group is committed to delivering expert solutions and quality testing our customers can feel confident in – on time, every time – so the world can trust in what it consumes. As a leading North American provider of laboratory testing, regulatory consulting, and certification & audit services, Certified Group includes Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), FSNS Certification & Audit, Certified Laboratories, EAS Consulting Group, and Labstat International Inc. Certified Group provides analytical testing and regulatory guidance services in the food & beverage, dietary supplements & NHP, cosmetics, OTC, personal care, tobacco, nicotine, cannabis, and hemp industries. We have embarked on an important journey to unify and strengthen our culture by living these core values: Start with the Customer, Drive to Deliver, Commit to Safety and Quality, and Believe in the Team — including believing in you. We are currently looking for a Pathogen Lab Analyst to join our growing team! Job Summary: Perform analytical and microbiological testing of food products, ingredients, and environmentals. The position performs the application and evaluation of approved microbiological techniques and methodologies. Essential Responsibilities: • Accurately perform and read test results and notify Laboratory Management of deviations, • Prepare and analyze samples for indicator organisms, pathogens, and chemistries, • Apply aseptic/microbiological techniques in daily workload, • Report inventory and expendable supplies/materials needed for testing requirements, • Provide routine preventive maintenance by daily cleaning, sanitizing, trash disposal, and equipment quality control, • Assist in quality duties to by taking incubator temperatures, inoculating control organisms, running media controls, etc., • Pursue an assigned series of processes, procedures, or techniques in accordance with FSNS policies/procedures and customer requirements, • Maintain a high degree of technical competence by reading scientific journals, attending professional workshops, and being aware of food industry issues and trends, • Perform all activities in a neat, safe, hygienic, and efficient manner, • Share information in an open and timely manner, • Assisting with managing priorities and schedule such that individual goals as well as team goals are achieved with encouraged participation in the Food Safety Net Services Team, • Responsible for the safety of oneself and others working within their area Supervision: • This job does has no supervisory responsibilities. Education & Experience: • Associate degree in Life Science or related field with two or more years of laboratory experience, preferred, • Two or more years of experience in a commercial food-testing or analytical laboratory, • Or equivalent combination of education and experience, • Working knowledge of aseptic sampling technique, automated lab equipment, and acceptable methods and procedures, • Familiarity with GLP, OSHA guidelines, FDA, BAM, APHA, ISO, and USP methods and procedures, • Broad knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures of a food testing laboratory, • Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other communications/computer components, • Potential exposure to odors, fumes, airborne particles, hazardous chemicals, and microbiological pathogens, • Noise level varies from quiet to loud, • Temperature varies from hot to cold, • Interactive and fast-paced team oriented tasks, • Overnight Travel is required at the discretion of management, • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, • Progressive 401k Retirement Savings Plan, • Employer Paid Short- Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, • Group Medical, • Tuition Reimbursement, • Flexible Spending Accounts, • Dental Monday - Friday 9:00 pm - 05:30 am