Lab Technician

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.

Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!

This job is primarily responsible for performing moderately complex analytical and laboratory testing in support of the food safety and quality. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing routine analysis of product testing, checking and monitoring instrumentation performance, conducting tests, documenting results into databases and communicating test results.

In this job, you will:

• Conduct routine quantitative and qualitative inspections and laboratory tests on raw materials, in process and final products independently and support more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.

• Ensure compliance programs for all individual testing, including monitoring adherence to regulations and all procedural food safety compliance.

• Interpret and document test results into active databases and communicate results to internal customers.

• Run calibration checks, preventive maintenance tasks and simple repair to analytical instrumentation and maintain customer specifications books.

• Develop food and feed safety, quality and regulatory culture and collaborate cross functionally to build, maintain and improve an effective food safety, quality and regulatory culture.

• Collect and process samples; utilizing computer systems to input and record data as necessary.

• Monitor tank levels, product temps, and pressures, including observing readings on computers and field instruments. Inform appropriate manager if reviews or adjustments need to be made.

• Troubleshoot and operate equipment utilized by the facility.

• Interact regularly with peers and management to promote a teamwork focused environment.

• Operate standard maintenance tools such as power tools, basic hand tools, electric tools, etc.

• Understand and adhere to all safety policies and procedures.

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.

• Perform moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

• Other duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll need to be considered:

Education

Required

• High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Experience

Required

• 2 years' relevant experience.

Preferred

• Industry specific experience; experience working in a production lab, analyzing samples, and collecting data

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Intermediate computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Intermediate QA/QC review skills.

• Basic mathematical skills.

• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.

• Excellent organizational skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.

• Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals).

• Ability to work effectively both autonomously and in a team environment.

• Ability to follow direction and use logical thought process to interpret oral and written instructions, and troubleshoot problems.

• Ability to work in varied indoor and outdoor conditions which may include heat, cold, dust, loud noise, etc., with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including a respirator

• Ability to perform physical job duties which may include bending, lifting up to 50lbs, kneeling, climbing, crawling and twisting, with or without reasonable accommodation

Here's additional information you need to know:

Physical Demands & Requirements

Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.

Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

The physical environment is dependent on the activities of the workday; can be inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold and/or outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.

Travel required to assigned facility locations, for meetings and trainings.

This description reflects the assignment of essential functions and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Nothing in this job description restricts the organization's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Are you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at CGB? Apply today!

Known in our industry for stability and high ethics, CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!

CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO is the Law links in English or Spanish. We are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters

CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.