Fermentation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Fermentation Technician

The Fermentation Technician is a professional position to assist with fermentations to make an enzymatic product. This position reports to a manager or professional within Oxyrase Inc.

Requirement for the Position:

Pass a Drug Test and sign an Employment Agreement containing an Intellectual Property Rights Section

Complete a Safety Course and appropriate Microbiology course

Associate degree in BioScience

1 or more years' experience

Qualifications:

Must be able to demonstrate competency in Microbiology and/or Bioprocessing

Must be able to work on small scale (2 liter) and large scale (500 liter) fermentations

Must have mechanical skills

Must be able to work alone and in teams

Must be dependable and timely

Must be able to reliably do aseptic work

Must be able to problem solve independently

Must be organized

Must be able to do laboratory work

Must be able to work safely

Responsibilities:

Maintain fermenter equipment

Make fermentation media

Operate a fermenter

Purchase fermentation supplies

Prepare and sterilize a fermenter

Repair equipment

Keep records

Make reports and presentations

Keep an organized work area

Company Description

Oxyrase, Inc. is an ISO9001:2015 certified biotechnology manufacturing company and for over 30 years we have focused on providing our unique oxygen removal technology to many industries. We make a proprietary product, which is an enzyme system that efficiently and specifically removes oxygen from liquid, semisolid, and indirectly from gaseous environments.

From our facility in north central Ohio, Oxyrase, Inc. manufactures this enzyme system and incorporates it into unique products that optimize its action for a given application. Many of these products are directed to anaerobe microbiology: the science of isolating, growing, and identifying microorganisms which thrive in environments devoid of oxygen.

Company Description

Oxyrase, Inc. is an ISO9001:2015 certified biotechnology manufacturing company and for over 30 years we have focused on providing our unique oxygen removal technology to many industries. We make a proprietary product, which is an enzyme system that efficiently and specifically removes oxygen from liquid, semisolid, and indirectly from gaseous environments.\r\n\r\nFrom our facility in north central Ohio, Oxyrase, Inc. manufactures this enzyme system and incorporates it into unique products that optimize its action for a given application. Many of these products are directed to anaerobe microbiology: the science of isolating, growing, and identifying microorganisms which thrive in environments devoid of oxygen.