Automation Manufacturing Technician Lead

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Pay Range:

$22.00 - $30.25

The responsibilities of Automation Manufacturing Technician Lead are to support laboratory staffs in building and manufacturing science products. This position will assist with a variety of tasks within a laboratory setting that may include filling containers with product, feeding a plate production machine, sealing, inspection, labeling, vialing and packaging product, recording data, operating calibration and cleaning of equipment. Operation of automated/semi-automated liquid dispensing and labeling equipment are integral to the job. Additionally, since this is a Team Lead position there will be additional leadership roles including: scheduling and assigning work, participate in the Bio-Techne leadership meetings and convey information across teams in cross-functional meetings, attend MRB and CI meetings as representative of Automation group. Lead daily tier 1 meetings, solve production issue for the group, identify places for improvements, and ensuring that equipment is calibrated and logs reviewed.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

Operate production machines to fill and seal microplates with products

Capping and labeling of products

Lead team in setting up, loading, monitoring and removal of finished products from various equipment including OysterBay, Hamilton and Standard Pack machines

Ensure up to date calibrations and smooth operations of semi-automated manufacturing equipment including electronic microscope, plate drying ovens, buffer degassing apparatus and balances.

Document results, process and refer to past batch records

Understand appropriate lab protocols and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) including regulatory awareness of chemical handling and hazards, compliance, and proper use of equipment

Consistently meet product cycle times and quality expectations

Perform specialized cleaning of manufacturing equipment

Understand site applicable databases

Follow daily work instructions and priorities set by production manager with a commitment to safety

Work may change from day-to-day within reasonable and expected boundaries

Participate in continuous process improvement efforts, identify and flag areas for improvement

Perform additional duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Familiar with basic calculations and units of measure

Experience with pipets, OysterBay, Hamilton plate filling machines.

Good communication skills (verbal and written English)

Able to pick up heavy items (5-50lbs)

Ability to work in a fast-faced environment where multitasking is required

Works independently with minimal supervision on routine tasks

Ability to support and help others in the team

Knowledge of work performed by the department and learning how to perform multiple functions within the department

Flexibility to work on multiple tasks with increased effectiveness

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Education and Experience:

Bachelor Degree in scientific discipline and 1-3 years of relevant experience

Associate Degree in scientific discipline and 2-5 years of relevant experience

Why Join Bio-Techne:

We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.

We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.

We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.

We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.

Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.