Job Title: Lab Technician 1

Department: Laboratory

Reports To: Lab Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

 

Since 1975, ServiTech, Inc. has relied on the most current technologies, research, and science to make productive and profitable recommendations for thousands of growers on millions of acres. Three ServiTech laboratory facilities compliment industry agronomic services to measure fertility, tailor field inputs and increase yields.

The professionals at ServiTech understand that analytical results received from the laboratory are used to make decisions that affect the customers’ bottom line. Each individual sample is considered as an important part of a producer’s total management process.

 

SUMMARY

The Lab Technician 1 will effectively contribute to the laboratory team by providing excellent service and fulfilling the daily responsibilities within the lab to ensure improved efficiencies, productivity, quality assurance, profitability, problem resolution, and to establish reliability and convenience for customers of ServiTech. This position is critical to the safety of animals’ lives, natural resources, and the environment!

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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  Requires professional and effective communication skills, teamwork, effective organizational skills, the ability to focus and pay attention to details, and the ability to work efficiently without compromising quality to ensure successful operational workflow.

  
  


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  Focuses on mastery of fundamental laboratory work protocols and processing tests within a workgroup. This includes accurate and efficient completion of laboratory work, the ability to learn and follow multi-step detailed testing protocols, make relevant observations based on the data set, and responsibly and accurately record data.

  
  


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  Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to serve internal and external customers’ needs.

  
  


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  Responsible for preparation and cleaning within the lab, and maintenance of equipment as directed.

  
  


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  While serving customers, this position will work with other ServiTech team members, the Laboratory Manager, and/or the Chief Laboratory Officer to ensure growth and success.

  
  


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  Continuously learn and develop the necessary skills to contribute to the laboratory team. This position must demonstrate a professional image by proactively taking responsibility, troubleshooting/problem solving, working individually and as a team, and successfully ensuring quality, productivity, efficiency, and safety.

  
  


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  This position will also be required to perform other duties as assigned by management.

  
  

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

 

TRAVEL

Must be able to travel, as needed.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, read, talk and/or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, drive, and operate a computer for long periods of time. The employee is frequently required to walk, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and is regularly required to climb stairs. Physically this position demands that an employee both sit or stand for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus including regular use of a computer.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must understand and implement all related safety policies, procedures, and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate to loud and exposure to vibration. The ability to work around various odors including manure and the ability to work with hazardous and caustic chemicals. Based on the farmers’ needs and therefore fluctuates as far as hours worked during peak seasons which include long days, weeks, and months as needed. Willing to work weekends, holidays and long hours as required.