Customer Relationship Associate Jobs in Iowa (NOW HIRING)

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ABOUT MICROBAC

Microbac Laboratories, Inc. is a premier commercial laboratory testing firm that partners with clients nationwide, offering laboratory solutions to life science, food and nutrition, and environmental industries and serves our clients with the utmost expertise and respect for their market requirements, constraints, and challenges. We embody a company-wide commitment to exceptional customer experience, which has been refined by over 50 years of trusted, analytical and measurement experience.

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to our workforce, safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and nutrition and life science markets.

JOB SUMMARY

The Customer Relationship Associate serves as a front-line contact to receive and process samples arriving to the laboratory and successfully providing processed samples to laboratory personnel for timely analysis. Through gaining a thorough understanding of our clients’ needs and effectively coordinating internal efforts, they ensure Microbac is positioned to deliver timely and accurate test results. The position itself requires a high amount of client interaction, data entry and organization, the ability to relay technical knowledge to non-technical individuals, and the ability to effectively coordinate the activities of cross-functional teams in a deadline driven work environment.

Essential Functions:

• Gain a thorough understanding of client needs; function as the liaison between the client, Customer Relationship account management team, and our laboratory staff teams; Troubleshoot and head off problems, preventing them from adversely affecting the client.
• Manage the logistics of client projects, ensuring client needs are met in a timely and cost-effective manner, while ensuring the quality of work completed and reported meets or exceeds pre-determined quality standards.
• Efficiently receive and process samples while triaging and prioritizing based on sample and analysis requirements.
• Effectively store and organize all incoming samples that have been processed.
• Maintain sample retention and storage.
• Maintaining organization of samples to be disposed of.
• Prepare and provide sample supplies to customers.
• Maintain and grow overall client satisfaction through collaboratively working with all stakeholders to ensure timely deliverables.
• Coordinate communications and actions between internal departments/functions.
• Monitor the progress of projects and delegate work assignments, as necessary.
• Communicate technical data to the laboratory’s senior leadership and to clients.
• Suggests new service possibilities in alignment with our business goals based on on-going evaluations of client needs.
• Working accurately in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field of study; Technical understanding of Food and/or Environmental Testing requirements.
• Food and/or Environmental Testing Laboratory Experience is strongly desired.
• Client service or QA experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both laboratory staff and non-technical individuals.
• Exceptional ability to work with others to troubleshoot and solve problems and delegate tasks when necessary.
• Familiarity with the regulatory testing requirements within the industry (i.e.; FDA; EPA).
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, organize and lead projects.
• Ability to demonstrate an observable commitment to service excellence and brand standards.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a general office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This job may require travel less than 20%

As a privately held third-party testing company, Microbac operates with a commitment to safety, quality, and compliance. Our diverse work portfolio includes broad accreditation offerings and tested insights across the environmental, food and life science markets.

OTHER:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties an employee may be required to perform. Microbac reserves the right to revise the job description at any time.

Employment is at-will. Microbac, promotes a drug-free, alcohol-free workplace. Applicants considered for hire must pass a drug test before beginning work. Refusal to submit to testing will result in disqualification of further employment consideration.

Microbac is an Equal Opportunity Employer – We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.