Mérieux NutriSciences - North America
Microbiology Technician
Job Description
Microbiology Technician
Location: 90 Gough Rd, Markham, ON L3R 5V5, Canada. Permanent, full-time.
Responsibilities
- Read plates and tubes to determine organism count.
- Record findings on worksheet for verification.
- Write identification onto plates so client and sample number can be tracked.
- Pipette sample solution into tubes or plates according to analysis process.
- Pour agar into plates or tubes to begin growth process.
- Prepare sample for analysis by recording, weighing, and blending.
- Collect plates and place them in the incubator for specified time and temperature.
- Prepare media and broth for pathogen testing as required.
- Sterilize materials needed for analysis. Autoclave plates before discarding.
- Perform food poisoning, pH and other analysis tests on sample when requested by client.
- Ensure med...