Job Description
Randstad (Recruiting for a Top Global Client) | Thompsons’ Station, TN (Onsite)
Role Details
- Job Title: Microbiology Analyst
- Location: 4530 Columbia Pike, Thompsons’ Station TN 37179 (100% Onsite )
- Duration: 6-month contract (Temp, with potential for full-time conversion
- Pay: 27.00 per hour
- Schedule: Must be able to work the required schedule: Tuesday–Saturday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM. Inability to work weekends is a deal breaker.
The Opportunity: What You'll Do
You will be a key member of a 10-person lab team, contributing to critical product hold and release testing. Your main focus in the first 90 days will be completing training on sample preparation and petrifilm methods.
- Perform critical testing to ensure product quality and compliance.
- Work closely with other analysts and the line manager.
- Be a reliable, positive, and collaborative team player.
Required Qualifications (Deal Breakers)
Candidates who cannot meet these mandatory requirements will be automatically disqualified:
- Education: Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.
- Experience: 1–2 years in a laboratory environment.
- Physical: Must be able to lift 30 lbs.
Preferred Skills That Will Make You Stand Out
We’re looking for someone with practical and theoretical knowledge of lab science:
- Microbiology Expertise: Experienced in PCR technologies, cultural plating methods, petrifilm use, and anaerobic plating methods.
- Quality Systems: Practical and theoretical knowledge of ISO 17025.
- Lab Operations: Knowledge of aseptic technique and cross-contamination management/mitigation in laboratories.
- Technical Tools: Experience and skill in using computers, spreadsheets (Excel), Word, ELN, and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
- Soft Skills: Must be a strong communicator, detail oriented, a self-starter, and comfortable with ambiguity and change.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work, Temporary work, Weekend work,