A060 lab technician
Email resume and cover letter to Karen De Bruyn: kdebruyn@totalswinegenetics.com
20 Talbot St East. Aylmer, ON N5H 1H4
- Tel: 226-210-6800
- Email: cesayl@fanshawec.ca
Total Swine Genetics is a well-established boar stud located in Tillsonburg, Ontario with a great team. We house boars (male pigs) for our genetic partners and collect semen that is sold to our customers across Southwestern Ontario. We run production 3 days a week, with quality assurance testing completed on non-production days. Our lab analyzes collections from individual boars, then processes these collections so that they can be sold to customers. We strive to provide a high-quality product to our customers.
Job description:
As a lab technician, you report to the lab supervisor and need to adhere to strict processing and cleaning standards. Production day shifts begin between 5:00-7:00 am and end when production is completed. Shift length can vary between 7-12 hours depending on the day. Non-production days start between 6:00-8:00 am and vary between 4-8 hours. A lab technician will work a minimum of 30 hours per week, 3-4 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday with the occasional Tuesday and Thursday).
This is a part-time permanent position.
Note: These positions require employees to be on site for every shift. Thus, candidates must have reliable transportation to travel to our two locations that are 15-20 minutes away from Tillsonburg.
Responsibilities:
-Prepare the lab for production
-Calculate collecting targets and communicate them with the barn, lab, shipping, and management during production in a fast-paced environment
-Operate computerized and traditional microscopes, bottling machines and other lab equipment
-Document results and report to management
-Ensure that every dose sold to our customers meets our strict quality standards
-Follow strict and thorough cleaning protocols at the end of each production day
-On non-production days, evaluate the survival of sperm cells as part of the quality assurance program and various other tasks
We are looking for a passionate person who enjoys lab work, working in a fast-paced team environment and is interested in learning more about semen quality and the running of a production lab.
A great and positive attitude and willingness to learn
-Have a lab or science background, or be willing to learn
-Be a proven leader or be able to learn
-Ideally live within a 30-minute drive from our two lab sites in the Tillsonburg region
-Be able to work shifts at both labs based on a weekly schedule
-Be able to successfully use grade 10 math
-Ideally, have an in-depth knowledge of basic laboratory techniques and equipment or be willing to learn
-Be a critical thinker with strong attention to detail
-Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
-Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
-Be independent and take initiative to take on new responsibilities and tasks
-Ideally, be competent in Microsoft word and excel
-Have reliable G license and vehicle to arrive at work reliably for each shift
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