Tissue Culture Research Technician I- Media Prep (2106) bei Fall Creek Farm & Nursery
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery · Lowell, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
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Career Opportunities: Tissue Culture Research Technician I- Media Prep (2106)Requisition ID 2106 - Posted - Production - Full-Time - United States
Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Tissue Culture Technician I - Media Prep. This position will be located in Lowell, OR.
The Fall Creek Tissue Culture Technician I is responsible for performing general TC lab processes for in-vitro plants and related activities to produce high-quality in-vitro plants. This role involves executing more sophisticated tissue culture techniques requiring higher attention to plant/process evaluations and manipulations for the delivery of high-quality in-vitro products. This position has a high level of advanced technical expertise and an-in-depth comprehension of lab processes
What you'll do at Fall Creek:
- Prepares or able to prepare plant tissue culture media and stock solutions following provided protocols and SDS (Safety Data Sheets) to ensure consistent high-quality product.
- Responsible for day-to-day activities of assigned Transfer Room/technicians included but not limited to performance evaluation, plantlet distribution, media ordering, supplies, inventory management and schedule planning.
- Repetitive tasks including making media recipes, chemical stocks, media filling both by hand and with a semi-automatic system, container dumping, and other assorted container cleaning.
- Daily activity breakdown: 50% media (mixing and dispensing), 40% cleaning (equipment and containers) 10% paperwork, restocking supplies.
- Equipment used daily includes preparators, autoclaves, peristaltic pumps, drying oven and industrial dishwasher.
- May assist with developing new lab processes or research and optimizing standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for registering data and ensuring accurate records for all lab processes are kept up to date.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance, setting up, adjusts, calibrates, operates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and maintains consumables.
- Performs or assists with research project management.
- May assist in managing supply inventory (chemicals, consumables, glassware, etc.).
- Responsible for providing reports on all activities to the team and management within designated timelines.
- Performs or assists with training and assists with process supervision of team technicians and/or assigning tasks to achieve daily target goals.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
- Highschool diploma or GED with 3+ years of related working experience; or advanced training, or courses in biological sciences with 2+ years of a related working experience; or science related degree with 1+ year of a related working experience.
- Requires 1-3+ years of relevant lab work experience depending on educational qualifications and technical expertise.
- Demonstrated expertise in complex tissue culture or media preparation techniques and/or molecular and cell biology skills.
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Must be able to read and follow detailed instructions, directions, and protocols in English.
- Requires a high attention to detail and the ability to observe small deviations.
- Requires the ability to be highly organized in handling materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Demonstrate excellent good laboratory practices.
- Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
- Strong collaborative skills, including the ability to develop positive relationship and maintain a positive attitude while working in a team environment.
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills to present and exchange information.
Who is Fall Creek?
We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, China, and expanding nurseries in North Africa and Eastern Europe. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and 401K plan. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE
Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Tissue Culture Technician I - Media Prep. This position will be located in Lowell, OR.
The Fall Creek Tissue Culture Technician I is responsible for performing general TC lab processes for in-vitro plants and related activities to produce high-quality in-vitro plants. This role involves executing more sophisticated tissue culture techniques requiring higher attention to plant/process evaluations and manipulations for the delivery of high-quality in-vitro products. This position has a high level of advanced technical expertise and an-in-depth comprehension of lab processes
What you'll do at Fall Creek:
- Prepares or able to prepare plant tissue culture media and stock solutions following provided protocols and SDS (Safety Data Sheets) to ensure consistent high-quality product.
- Responsible for day-to-day activities of assigned Transfer Room/technicians included but not limited to performance evaluation, plantlet distribution, media ordering, supplies, inventory management and schedule planning.
- Repetitive tasks including making media recipes, chemical stocks, media filling both by hand and with a semi-automatic system, container dumping, and other assorted container cleaning.
- Daily activity breakdown: 50% media (mixing and dispensing), 40% cleaning (equipment and containers) 10% paperwork, restocking supplies.
- Equipment used daily includes preparators, autoclaves, peristaltic pumps, drying oven and industrial dishwasher.
- May assist with developing new lab processes or research and optimizing standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for registering data and ensuring accurate records for all lab processes are kept up to date.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance, setting up, adjusts, calibrates, operates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and maintains consumables.
- Performs or assists with research project management.
- May assist in managing supply inventory (chemicals, consumables, glassware, etc.).
- Responsible for providing reports on all activities to the team and management within designated timelines.
- Performs or assists with training and assists with process supervision of team technicians and/or assigning tasks to achieve daily target goals.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
- Highschool diploma or GED with 3+ years of related working experience; or advanced training, or courses in biological sciences with 2+ years of a related working experience; or science related degree with 1+ year of a related working experience.
- Requires 1-3+ years of relevant lab work experience depending on educational qualifications and technical expertise.
- Demonstrated expertise in complex tissue culture or media preparation techniques and/or molecular and cell biology skills.
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Must be able to read and follow detailed instructions, directions, and protocols in English.
- Requires a high attention to detail and the ability to observe small deviations.
- Requires the ability to be highly organized in handling materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Demonstrate excellent good laboratory practices.
- Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
- Strong collaborative skills, including the ability to develop positive relationship and maintain a positive attitude while working in a team environment.
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills to present and exchange information.
Who is Fall Creek?
We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, China, and expanding nurseries in North Africa and Eastern Europe. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and 401K plan. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE
Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Tissue Culture Technician I - Media Prep. This position will be located in Lowell, OR.
The Fall Creek Tissue Culture Technician I is responsible for performing general TC lab processes for in-vitro plants and related activities to produce high-quality in-vitro plants. This role involves executing more sophisticated tissue culture techniques requiring higher attention to plant/process evaluations and manipulations for the delivery of high-quality in-vitro products. This position has a high level of advanced technical expertise and an-in-depth comprehension of lab processes
What you'll do at Fall Creek:
- Prepares or able to prepare plant tissue culture media and stock solutions following provided protocols and SDS (Safety Data Sheets) to ensure consistent high-quality product.
- Responsible for day-to-day activities of assigned Transfer Room/technicians included but not limited to performance evaluation, plantlet distribution, media ordering, supplies, inventory management and schedule planning.
- Repetitive tasks including making media recipes, chemical stocks, media filling both by hand and with a semi-automatic system, container dumping, and other assorted container cleaning.
- Daily activity breakdown: 50% media (mixing and dispensing), 40% cleaning (equipment and containers) 10% paperwork, restocking supplies.
- Equipment used daily includes preparators, autoclaves, peristaltic pumps, drying oven and industrial dishwasher.
- May assist with developing new lab processes or research and optimizing standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for registering data and ensuring accurate records for all lab processes are kept up to date.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance, setting up, adjusts, calibrates, operates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and maintains consumables.
- Performs or assists with research project management.
- May assist in managing supply inventory (chemicals, consumables, glassware, etc.).
- Responsible for providing reports on all activities to the team and management within designated timelines.
- Performs or assists with training and assists with process supervision of team technicians and/or assigning tasks to achieve daily target goals.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
- Highschool diploma or GED with 3+ years of related working experience; or advanced training, or courses in biological sciences with 2+ years of a related working experience; or science related degree with 1+ year of a related working experience.
- Requires 1-3+ years of relevant lab work experience depending on educational qualifications and technical expertise.
- Demonstrated expertise in complex tissue culture or media preparation techniques and/or molecular and cell biology skills.
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Must be able to read and follow detailed instructions, directions, and protocols in English.
- Requires a high attention to detail and the ability to observe small deviations.
- Requires the ability to be highly organized in handling materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Demonstrate excellent good laboratory practices.
- Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
- Strong collaborative skills, including the ability to develop positive relationship and maintain a positive attitude while working in a team environment.
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills to present and exchange information.
Who is Fall Creek?
We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, China, and expanding nurseries in North Africa and Eastern Europe. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and 401K plan. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE
Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Tissue Culture Technician I - Media Prep. This position will be located in Lowell, OR.
The Fall Creek Tissue Culture Technician I is responsible for performing general TC lab processes for in-vitro plants and related activities to produce high-quality in-vitro plants. This role involves executing more sophisticated tissue culture techniques requiring higher attention to plant/process evaluations and manipulations for the delivery of high-quality in-vitro products. This position has a high level of advanced technical expertise and an-in-depth comprehension of lab processes
What you'll do at Fall Creek:
- Prepares or able to prepare plant tissue culture media and stock solutions following provided protocols and SDS (Safety Data Sheets) to ensure consistent high-quality product.
- Responsible for day-to-day activities of assigned Transfer Room/technicians included but not limited to performance evaluation, plantlet distribution, media ordering, supplies, inventory management and schedule planning.
- Repetitive tasks including making media recipes, chemical stocks, media filling both by hand and with a semi-automatic system, container dumping, and other assorted container cleaning.
- Daily activity breakdown: 50% media (mixing and dispensing), 40% cleaning (equipment and containers) 10% paperwork, restocking supplies.
- Equipment used daily includes preparators, autoclaves, peristaltic pumps, drying oven and industrial dishwasher.
- May assist with developing new lab processes or research and optimizing standard operating procedures.
- Responsible for registering data and ensuring accurate records for all lab processes are kept up to date.
- Responsible for equipment maintenance, setting up, adjusts, calibrates, operates, cleans, maintains, and troubleshoots laboratory equipment and maintains consumables.
- Performs or assists with research project management.
- May assist in managing supply inventory (chemicals, consumables, glassware, etc.).
- Responsible for providing reports on all activities to the team and management within designated timelines.
- Performs or assists with training and assists with process supervision of team technicians and/or assigning tasks to achieve daily target goals.
What you bring to Fall Creek:
- Highschool diploma or GED with 3+ years of related working experience; or advanced training, or courses in biological sciences with 2+ years of a related working experience; or science related degree with 1+ year of a related working experience.
- Requires 1-3+ years of relevant lab work experience depending on educational qualifications and technical expertise.
- Demonstrated expertise in complex tissue culture or media preparation techniques and/or molecular and cell biology skills.
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Must be able to read and follow detailed instructions, directions, and protocols in English.
- Requires a high attention to detail and the ability to observe small deviations.
- Requires the ability to be highly organized in handling materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Demonstrate excellent good laboratory practices.
- Must be able to lift 30-50 lbs.
- Strong collaborative skills, including the ability to develop positive relationship and maintain a positive attitude while working in a team environment.
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills to present and exchange information.
Who is Fall Creek?
We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, China, and expanding nurseries in North Africa and Eastern Europe. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more. We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence. To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and 401K plan. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE
