Description:

　　A company based in California that focuses on the production and utilization of fertilizer by farmers all over the world. Their products focus on delivering efficient and sustainable nitrogen products for commercial and research uses as a replacement for synthetic nitrogen (harmful to the planet and in short supply). This is a cutting-edge approach they have developed to increase the yield of crops in a wide variety of climates and regions of the world without any unintended byproducts or damage to the plants themselves or the surrounding soil- a CLEAN fertilizer that provides CLEAN food. They are opening a new seed treatment production facility in Hazelwood, and are ramping up production in St. Louis. This lab supports those functions in high volume in the spring so the seed treatment can get into the ground in time for spring planting.

　　The main responsibilities of this role will be to perform QC for microbial products which include viability assays, pH measurement, microbial morphology inspection with the microscope, colony PCR, etc. Will be responsible for basic plating, pipetting, and plant-based assays. This role requires a lot of repeat testing but consistency and attention to detail are key throughout. They will be testing for multiple commercial product lines, probably equating to 1000s of samples. This will involve basic pipetting, colony counting, aseptic technique, and sample prep. Some work will be done by hand, other functions are more automated. This workflow run by Jennifer specifically also tests chemical additives to see how a colony responds to the treatment so they will be working with some basic chemicals in very small amounts (ie: the volume you can take up in a single pipette to add to the dish)

　　Deliver time-sensitive QC projects on time with required standards and documentation, according to SOPs

　　Use aseptic techniques to sample microbial products with serological pipettes, run plate-based serial dilution, and plate diluted microbial products with spread or spot plating techniques.

　　Support all general lab operations necessary to keep the lab running safely and efficiently, including waste removal, hazardous waste disposal, safety policies, equipment maintenance, etc.

　　Skills & Qualifications:

　　Ideal to have a BS degree or equivalent lab experience, preferably in Microbiology or a related field required.

　　Aseptic technique and plating experience, as well as pipetting required (does not have to be multi-channel pipetting for these roles)

　　Plate-based assay experience is very helpful

　　Ability to follow SOPs. Good organization skills with attention to detail.

　　Ability to work independently.

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