Job Description

Overview

Find your future at National Beef!

National Beef of Liberal, Kansas is seeking a qualified professional to join our team as a Microbiology/Pathogens Laboratory Technician. With competitive pay and benefits, stable work, and an environment that is caring and supportive, National Beef could become your next career move!

Hours for this position are 9 pm to 5 am

Responsibilities

Microbiology/Pathogens Laboratory Technician responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Employ a broad range of microbiological techniques to obtain valid data to be distributed to plant management for use in the production decision making process
• Responsible for insuring the quality and accuracy of results obtained in the laboratory.
• Required to provide information to FSC Management regarding the adequacy of equipment and facility resources to complete the job.
• Professionally represent the laboratory department to visitors, Corporate, management, internal and external candidates (production)
• Flexible in daily schedules and cross training functions of the lab
• Become an extra set of eyes for the lab team
• Additional duties as assigned by Laboratory manager
• Must Be a TEAM Player

All responsibilities and job tasks must be performed in a manner consistent with the Core Values and Vision of National Beef.

This is a safety sensitive position. This position is not remote.

Qualifications

Qualified Candidates for the Microbiology/Pathogens Laboratory Technician should possess the following:

• Good written/oral communication skills in English
• Self Starter
• Team Player
• Ability to handle multi-tasking \xe2\x80\x93 not afraid to get dirty
• Excellent organizational skills- Time management skills a must
• Previous laboratory experience or Science related course work preferred
• Must provide credentials/college completed science course work
• Excellent customer service skills with all levels \xe2\x80\x93 Upper management, Vendors and production employees
• Must possess computer skills in excel, word, Microsoft Works and Microsoft Access; Computer usage daily
• Flexibility in shift work
• Saturdays and Sundays as scheduled
• Must be willing to be cross trained in many facets of laboratory work

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Company Overview

National Beef is a leader in producing fresh, chilled and further processed beef products for customers in the U.S. and worldwide. We offer a variety of employment opportunities in our production, packaging, and hide tanning facilities that stretch from the western plains to the east coast. We strive to be the preferred employer in every one of those communities, whether it\xe2\x80\x99s measured by the number of people employed or the good we do in the area. We invite you to join our family, wherever you call home.

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