Lubbock, TX, 79410, USA
5 days ago
Laboratory Technician
100% onsite Additional Medical clearances are required besides drug screening 19 positions total needed (1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts): 1st Shift: 6am-2:30pm - 7 positions 2nd Shift: 2pm-10:30pm - 7 position 3rd Shift: 10pm-6:30am - 5 positions Position Objective: The position is accountable for assisting in the day-to-day operations of the plant and warehouse. Key emphasis will be placed on managing the overall process at the plant level from seed treatment to packaging by seed count. In addition, emphasis will be placed on operating both manual and automated seed count and bagging equipment and tracking and maintaining accuracy of seed/lbs, bag weights, bag inventory, bag appearance and treater accuracy. EDUCATION: Minimum HS Diploma or GED REQUIRED SKILLS / COMPETENCIES: • Minimum 2 years of experience in the following areas: manufacturing, seed production, ginning, and seed conditioning or relevant farm/mechanical experience. • Proven knowledge of OSHA’s Lockout Tagout (LOTO), CSE (Confined Space Entry) and other Safety requirements. • Proven knowledge of working in a team atmosphere environment. • Equipment Repairs • Working with others • Stacking bags • Mechanical abilities • Communication skills • Must be capable of handling 50lb bags if needed **Responsibilities:** PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Participate in day-to-day seed count, bagging and treating operation in plant • Operate and manage automatic seed sampling equipment to pull accurate samples from each lot of seed as directed. • Assist in seed counts for packaging seed and obtaining QA samples. • Enter plant monitoring data for the treating and packaging area as directed. • Monitor packaging appearance. (printing on bags, printing of placards, bar coding, wrapping, ect..) • Monitor the treatment process for application accuracy. • General repairs of bag placers, baggers, treater and palletizer during the season and during the shutdown periods. • Participate in cleanup of treating and bagging area for all variety changes. • During the carryover season assist management in sorting and doing inventory counts on carryover. • Assist with the carryover blending process by seed count. • Assist in all inventory counts of chemical and bags. • Meet the safety requirements for the seed count, bagging, and treatment areas of the plant. • Other tasks as directed by management. 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