Temporary Microbiology Laboratory Technician

Innovation/Quality & Production Technology
The Innovation function is a transversal function in the Lallemand Plant Care (LPC) business unit dedicated to providing new microorganism-related solutions to create value for growers by developing products, know-how and decision-making tools that will contribute to LPC’s long-term success and relevance in the market. This includes not only the discovery of new microorganisms, but also the continuous improvement of existing solutions by enhancing their performance, ease of use, scalability, and market adoption through targeted product and know-how development.
The Quality & Production Technology function at LPC is dedicated to meeting the short- and medium-term production needs for microorganism-based agricultural products. It works closely with production sites to continuously improve product quality and productivity to industrialize and scale up new products, ensuring robust, efficient, and reproducible manufacturing processes, and to increase production capacity.
Apply aseptic laboratory techniques to culture, enumerate, and handle bacteria, fungi and/or yeast.
Execute, evaluate, and document microbiological, and physiochemical analyses (e.g., microscopy, cultivation techniques, CFU counts, PCR, pH, moisture, particle size distribution, etc.).
Support tests of production related processes, including fermenter inoculation, formulation, and packaging of biological active ingredients.
Take responsibility for assigned laboratory equipment (e.g., Laboratory Planning & Documentation
Plan and execute laboratory tasks in alignment with project priorities.
Ensure availability and proper preparation of material required for analyses and testing (e.g., Maintain accurate, complete, and professional laboratory records.
Data Interpretation & Communication
Innovation, Production Technology and QC teams of Lallemand Plant Care.
Technical skills
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Plant Pathology, Food Engineering, Industrial Microbiology, or a related scientific discipline.
Practical experience in microbiology, including standard microbiological methods and aseptic techniques for handling and enumerating bacteria or fungi.
Experience with protocol execution, and basic data management or statistical analysis.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
An asset
French, Spanish, Portuguese or German language skills.
Personal abilities
High degree of initiative, flexibility, reliability, and commitment to quality.
Travel time up to 5% per year
Ability to work in a laboratory environment with exposure to chemicals, fire hazards, and laboratory equipment, including the manipulation of such equipment. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Yeasts, bacteria, fungi: microorganisms have always lived in harmony with plants since their origin and are now recognized for their multiple agronomic benefits. As a world specialist in microorganisms, Lallemand Plant Care carefully selects strains for agricultural use, to improve the nutrition, health, and productivity of plants.
Lallemand Plant Care is a growing business unit and offers many opportunities for career development and professional development on a local and international scale. Joining the Lallemand Plant Care team means collaborating with people who work passionately to develop sustainable, efficient, and clean solutions for agriculture professionals, horticulture, green spaces, and the forestry sector. We regularly recruit new talent from around the world to support our growth and our sales, logistics, marketing, production and research and development efforts.