Job Summary:
The Laboratory Technician is responsible for performing routine and specialized testing to ensure product quality and compliance with company and customer standards. This role supports daily lab operations, maintains equipment, and documents results accurately in designated systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct laboratory tests and analyze data for production, quality control, and minor research purposes. Test and analyze products such as flour, feed and wheat to determine if they meet plant and customer specifications prior to release. Release within-specification vessels and report out-of-specification vessels. Document results of tests, readings, and observations in Total Lab Client (TLC). Complete Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for shipments. Prepare chemical solutions for use in laboratory procedures. Maintain and calibrate lab equipment and related field instrumentation. Perform pH calibration, Vomitoxin testing, farinograph analysis, and NIR diagnostics per schedule. Collect and prepare samples for starch, microbiological, and protein testing. Conduct metal detector checks and sanitation tasks according to the Master Sanitation Schedule. Maintain awareness and adhere to all FDA, GMP, TTB, USP, EPA, OSHA, and employer standards and guidelines. Support and comply with all food safety, quality, and legality requirements. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements:
Ability to work on multiple tasks efficiently. Good organizational skills. Willingness to assume and learn new responsibilities. Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated troubleshooting ability. Strong attention to detail. Ability to understand and comply with plant GMP and personnel practice requirements. Computer skills to utilize lab instrument operation programs. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Math skills to perform calculations associated with lab testing.
Good attendance, including flexible schedule and ability to work weekends or holidays as needed. Can Coordinate with Co-Workers to meet shift needs.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions,
and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Relocation assistance is not available with this position. This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP, pension, health, life, vision, and dental insurance. ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a background check. ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veteran status.
About ADM:
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
EEO
ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veterans status.
Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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The Laboratory Technician is responsible for performing routine and specialized testing to ensure product quality and compliance with company and customer standards. This role supports daily lab operations, maintains equipment, and documents results accurately in designated systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct laboratory tests and analyze data for production, quality control, and minor research purposes. Test and analyze products such as flour, feed and wheat to determine if they meet plant and customer specifications prior to release. Release within-specification vessels and report out-of-specification vessels. Document results of tests, readings, and observations in Total Lab Client (TLC). Complete Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for shipments. Prepare chemical solutions for use in laboratory procedures. Maintain and calibrate lab equipment and related field instrumentation. Perform pH calibration, Vomitoxin testing, farinograph analysis, and NIR diagnostics per schedule. Collect and prepare samples for starch, microbiological, and protein testing. Conduct metal detector checks and sanitation tasks according to the Master Sanitation Schedule. Maintain awareness and adhere to all FDA, GMP, TTB, USP, EPA, OSHA, and employer standards and guidelines. Support and comply with all food safety, quality, and legality requirements. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Job Requirements:
Ability to work on multiple tasks efficiently. Good organizational skills. Willingness to assume and learn new responsibilities. Excellent communication skills. Demonstrated troubleshooting ability. Strong attention to detail. Ability to understand and comply with plant GMP and personnel practice requirements. Computer skills to utilize lab instrument operation programs. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Math skills to perform calculations associated with lab testing.
Good attendance, including flexible schedule and ability to work weekends or holidays as needed. Can Coordinate with Co-Workers to meet shift needs.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions,
and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Relocation assistance is not available with this position. This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP, pension, health, life, vision, and dental insurance. ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a background check. ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veteran status.
About ADM:
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We're a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.
EEO
ADM is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability and veterans status.
Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.