Entry Level Lab Technician - Decatur, IL

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Job Title: Entry Level Lab Technician - Decatur, IL
Location: Decatur, IL, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Technician
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Entry Level Lab Technician - Decatur, IL

Job Summary

Performs sample analysis, documentation and data entry in a high-volume process-control laboratory, while ensuring compliance with safety, environmental and quality programs.

Essential Job Functions

Analyzes production and finished product samples to determine product quality and safety
Documents analytical results and lab activities including but not limited to food safety, product quality, housekeeping and hazardous waste generation
Reviews in-process and finished product analytical data for completion, accuracy and quality/food safety implications
Communicates interdepartmentally, regarding lab activities, analytical data, product quality and food safety
Enters analytical data into Lab Information Management System
Assists with daily housekeeping duties
Performs basic instrument maintenance and repair
Reports product quality or food safety issues to QA
Understands their role in food safety and quality systems, actively participates in food safety efforts and ensures all activities conform to good manufacturing practices.

Minimum Job Requirements

High school diploma
Basic math skills
Basic computer skills

Education/Training

High school diploma; Bachelor's degree in science related field is preferred
Continuing education classes, certificate or degree in a science related field or at least one year of experience in a science related field

Special Skills

Good organization/planning and problem solving skills
Good written/verbal communication skills

Working Conditions

Respiratory Hazards:
Dust
Hot/Cold Temperature Extremes
Temperature and humidity controlled
Indoor
Chemicals
Hazardous chemicals present
Lighting
Indoor

Physical Requirements

Moves/transports fifty pounds
Ascends/descends stepladders
Moves to and from lab workstations
Positions self to reach items and instruments on lab benches
Diagnoses mechanical problems with lab instruments
Operates lab instruments
Installs and removes lab instruments
Inputs lab data
Organizes documentation
Communicates and exchanges information with employees of other departments
Ensures conformance with policy/programs
Judges functionality of lab instruments
Judges accuracy of lab data
Opens, prepares and analyzes samples
Lifts and carries samples, instruments, steel transfer vessels, boxes, supplies

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Job Post Date: 04/02/25