Operator, Laboratory Technician

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

**$1000.00 one-time sign on bonus**

What you will do:

• Oversee and perform daily activities such as collecting samples from satellite laboratories and plants, maintaining inventories of retained samples, logging samples into the Laboratory Management System (LIMS), performing analyses for the following work stations: Rock, Solids, Fertilizer, and Phos Acid
• Prepare all samples for laboratory analysis using accurate methods for mixing, blending, drying, and grinding
• Ensure laboratory goals are achieved during a 12-hour shift
• Perform all assigned process control analyses following a routine sample schedule and enters results into LIMS including using a variety of instrumentation and methods
• Respond to requests for priority analysis by logging samples and results into LIMS
• Lead ‘best in class’ behaviors with focus on food/animal food safety, quality assurance, and plant regulatory compliance
• Monitor, support and enforce all of Nutrien’s food safety processes and procedures including FSMA compliance, FSSC22000, other certifications and customer specific standards as identified in supporting documentation
• Produce analytical results for rock, solids, fertilizer, and Phos Acid stations to assist in quality control/assurance of company products and entering results into LIMS
• Analyze non-routine samples from customers, R&D, and special process projects
• Perform minor maintenance on various instrumentation including calibrating, troubleshooting, and changing out reagents
• Monitor quality assurance in the lab and reanalyzes questionable analytical results
• Perform statistical quality control charting (SQC)
• Maintain accurate data files and reports of analytical results in order to ensure the quality of company products
• Follow safety and environmental procedures
• Report all control analyses when LIMS is down
• Identify off-grade or abnormal shipments and control analyses and reports to the shift supervisor
• Store hazadous waste in compatible containers that are in good condition and located in designated accumulation areas
• Ensure storage containers are closed except when adding or removing waste
• Ensure containers do not overflow
• Ensure secondary containment is empty
• Transfer hazardous wastes to their designated satellite accumulation areas

What you will bring:

• High School diploma or equivalent is preferred
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science (Chemistry, Physics), is preferred
• Previous lab experience, is preferred
• Strong cognitive and interpersonal skills are beneficial for success in this role
• Initiative is an important work style and requires a willingness to take on responsibiliti