A060 lab technician

Production day shifts begin between 5:00-7:00 am and end when production is completed. Shift length can vary between 7-12 hours depending on the day. Non-production days start between 6:00-8:00 am and vary between 4-8 hours. A lab technician will work a minimum of 30 hours per week, 3-4 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday with the occasional Tuesday and Thursday).

Company Overview:
Total Swine Genetics is a well-established boar stud located in Tillsonburg, Ontario with a great team. We house boars (male pigs) for our genetic partners and collect semen that is sold to our customers across Southwestern Ontario. We run production 3 days a week, with quality assurance testing completed on non-production days.

Job Description:
As a lab technician, you report to the lab supervisor and need to adhere to strict processing and cleaning standards. This is a part-time permanent position.

Note: These positions require employees to be on site for every shift. Thus, candidates must have reliable transportation to travel to our two locations that are 15-20 minutes away from Tillsonburg.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare the lab for production
- Calculate collecting targets and communicate them with the barn, lab, shipping, and management during production in a fast-paced environment
- Operate computerized and traditional microscopes, bottling machines, and other lab equipment
- Document results and report to management
- Ensure that every dose sold to our customers meets our strict quality standards
- Follow strict and thorough cleaning protocols at the end of each production day
- On non-production days, evaluate the survival of sperm cells as part of the quality assurance program and various other tasks

Requirements:
- A great and positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Have a lab or science background, or be willing to learn
- Be a proven leader or be able to learn
- Ideally live within a 30-minute drive from our two lab sites in the Tillsonburg region
- Be able to work shifts at both labs based on a weekly schedule
- Be able to successfully use grade 10 math
- Ideally, have an in-depth knowledge of basic laboratory techniques and equipment or be willing to learn
- Be a critical thinker with strong attention to detail
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
- Be independent and take initiative to take on new responsibilities and tasks
- Ideally, be competent in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Have reliable G license and vehicle to arrive at work reliably for each shift