Lab Tech

Job Title: Lab Tech
Duration: 06 Months (potential to extend to 12)
Location: North Chicago, IL 60064
Job Description:
Purpose:
Performs laboratory testing and uses scientific education and experiences to generate results in accordance with good manufacturing practices, procedural requirements, and scientific principles. Interprets reviews, verifies, approves, and releases data generated by others to determine conformance with product specifications. Will be working with and monitoring microbiomes & water sampling.

Responsibilities:
Understands, implements, and maintains a safe work environment and good manufacturing practices with respect to procedural requirements and laboratory records and requirements. Maintains training certificates as needed for assigned job tasks. Performs analytical or microbial test methods and data verification of lab results to support product and material release with minimal error. Interprets experimental data for conformance with product and material specifications. Initiates appropriate exception documents in accordance with procedural requirements. Accepts responsibility for acquiring
knowledge and experience to support continual personal development. Can work in multiple laboratory functional areas as assigned and can effectively perform a multitude of laboratory techniques for which they are trained on with minimal error and the ability to adjust to unforeseen obstacles to accomplish assignments. Budget time effectively to carry out assigned tasks and takes initiative to be
involved in team activities and decision making. Makes suggestions for improvement based upon scientific and good manufacturing practices understanding. Works with others to maintain a positive atmosphere to accomplish business objectives and is an active participant in the work structure and fosters positive working relationships with all levels of the organization.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree minimally required, Associate's Degree with at least 2 years of lab experience, High School Diploma with at least 5 years of directly related lab experience. (Degrees should be science based - Bio/Chem)
Ability to effectively manage their own time to multi-task based upon their completed training matrix.
Accountable to supervisor and assigned teams to meet broader business objectives.

Top 3 Skills:
1 Performing environmental sampling of controlled environments as directed by manufacturing schedules within standard times and according to established procedures.
2 Recording test data according to established procedures compliant with cGMP and FDA guidelines.
3 Good Aseptic Techniques

Preferred Skills:
GMP & Documentation Experience