Microbiology Laboratory Technician - $5K Signing Bonus

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always. Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

Because you are integral to our growth, we are offering a $5,000 Signing Bonus to pay it forward!

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Microbiology/Dosimetry Laboratory Technician located in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Reporting to the Quality Compliance Manager, the Microbiology/Dosimetry Laboratory Technician role involves…

What a typical day looks like:

• Support cleanroom IQ/OQ/PQ validations.
• Perform laboratory equipment validations.
• Perform bioburden and endotoxin validations.
• Perform routine microbiological testing and data analysis.
• Participate in customer or regulatory audits.
• Collect, review, and analyze test results to support irradiation process.
• Author, review, and execute validation protocols for laboratory equipment and test methods.
• Perform review of test data with application of GDP.
• Will be required to perform change requests when required and complete them in a timely manner.
• Author, review and revise laboratory work instructions.
• Conduct and document investigations into laboratory OOS results and cleanroom excursions.
• Ensure laboratory area is maintained in a GMP state at all times while following all EHS and 5S guidelines.
• May be required to generate, execute, and summarize special laboratory studies.
• Ensure personal training requirements are met and that training records are current.
• Conducts internal audits & process audits.
• Coordinates the corrective action system, driving internal and external issue resolution
• Perform routine dosimetry testing and data analysis.
• Perform dosimeter batch calibrations and dosimeter batch calibration verification audits.
• Troubleshoot dosimetry spectrophotometers and spectrometers and associated computer software.
• Collect, review and analyze dosimetry results to support irradiation process.
• Identification and issuance of Alert/OOL forms for out of limit results. May be required to conduct investigations into Alert/OOL excursions.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Experience in cleanroom gowning, environmental monitoring, bioburden testing, endotoxin testing, plate reading, growth promotion
• Experience in sterilization processes: electron beam and/or gamma irradiation preferred
• Strong analytical, mathematical and statistics skills
• Experience writing and/or executing validation protocols for lab equipment and test methods

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• $5,000 Signing Bonus
• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers