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NIR Lab Technician

Monterey Mushrooms

Morgan Hill, CA | Full Time

$53k-68k (estimate)

9 Months Ago

NIR Lab Technician

Monterey Mushrooms Morgan Hill, CA

$53k-68k (estimate)

Full Time 9 Months Ago

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Monterey Mushrooms is Hiring a NIR Lab Technician Near Morgan Hill, CA

" We don't just grow mushrooms; we grow and develop people too!" ~ Shah Kazemi
ABOUT US: Monterey Mushrooms is proud to provide fresh, locally grown mushrooms to your favorite grocery stores, restaurants, food manufacturers, and institutions nationwide. Founded in 1971, Monterey Mushrooms became a family-owned business when the company was purchased by Shah Kazemi, who began as an employee himself. Today, our 4,000 U.S. teammates are proud to grow more than 200 million pounds of fresh mushrooms yearly. Our humble family-owned business has been enhancing people’s lives for over 50 years. We have locations across the U.S., Mexico, and parts of Europe.
Why Monterey Mushrooms?

Growth | The opportunity for upward mobility within the company in an industry with endless possibilities.
Culture | Family-oriented culture with good work/life balance.
Enhance People's Lives | Ability to make a difference with a company that is feeding the world!
Team | Ability to join an evolving opportunity with a company where teammate tenure is on average 11 years.
Benefit | Excellent benefits
An opportunity to make a positive impact and enhance people’s lives!

Job Title: NIR LAB Technician

Business Unit: 11503110

Locations: Morgan Hill

Reports To: Senior Grower

Work Schedule: Generally 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Monday to Friday, subject to change depending on Department needs and workload.

Position Type: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

About the Role: This is a full-time position with excellent benefits. This position will be responsible for collecting compost samples and raw materials, scanning the samples using a Near Infrared Scanner (NIR), and collecting and organizing the data collected. This position will also be responsible for communicating this information to growing staff, and the NIR Coordinator

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will be responsible for scanning materials using a Near Infrared Scanner (NIR). This material will include mushroom compost, the raw materials used for mushroom compost production, and other materials as needed
Sampling of raw materials and compost.
Must be able to follow all SOPs for sampling and NIR scanning.
Maintenance of the analytical database for the farm.
Communication of data to farm and Lab personnel.
Regular and consistent attendance for daily collection of data.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

Preparation of analytical reports.
Work closely with growing staff, and report compost formulation changes to NIR Coordinator.
Assist farm with using analytical data to make crop decision.
Other projects as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSBILITY:

None

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Ability to adhere closely to SOPs for data collection and sampling methods.
Proven abilities to work independently and productively with limited supervision, and collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
Self-motivation, multitasking skills, and ability to work as a highly collaborative team member are essential.

EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:

Required:

High school diploma.
Experience working with Microsoft Excel and Access

Desired:

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access.
Strong interest in science or mushroom growing.
Some experience with materials analysis.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

Steel toe safety shoes/boots
Safety Vest

The role generally works in an office environment, however when visiting the farm/packing facilities this role will be required to use appropriate food safety and workers safety equipment such as hearing protection, hairnet, helmet, smock, etc., as required by the location.

TOOLS, APPLICATIONS & EQUIPMENT USED:

Computer, telephone, Copier, NIR, Grinder, Calculator.

Two-way radio

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Veterans/ Disabled

For full details, including physical demands, request the full job description.