About this role
Position Summary
Responsible for helping maintain cleanliness and supply levels in lab.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Demonstrates and promotes the company vision
- Regular attendance and punctuality
- Clean, dry, and store glassware for laboratory use
- Dispose of waste solutions
- Retrieve washroom acids and solvents
- Clean and maintain glassware areas
- Learn simple laboratory operations such as media production
- Learn and use inventory and ordering system for lab supplies
- Assist with receiving and placing lab supplies in proper place
- Perform sample preparation
- Assist with sample registration as needed
- Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner
- Performs other duties as assigned
Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ)
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill or ability required.
Education/Experience
- HS diploma or equivalent
Certificates and/or Licenses
- None required
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Ability and/or Skills
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, adaptability, and a positive attitude
- Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies
Other Factors
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, weekends and occasional holidays
Physical Requirements
Work Environment
- Average temperature of work location: 22-25°C
- Potential for chemical exposure
- Will be exposed to aromas typical of a food microbiology laboratory
Vision Requirements
- Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
- Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
- Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
- Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
- Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
- Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
- No special vision requirements
Hearing Requirements
- Adequate hearing acuity is required to accomplish the essential job tasks and/or may be achieved with the use of assistive devices
- No particular hearing required
Typical Noise Levels
- Very quiet
- Quiet
- Moderate noise
- Loud
- Very loud
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- May be required, including but not limited to filtering face masks, PAPR, etc.
Physical Activities May Include
- Standing
- Walking
- Sitting
- Lifting and carrying materials
- Squatting
- Crawling
- Reaching above shoulder level
- Climbing stairs
- Repetitive hand and foot movements as required by laboratory operations
Compensation
- $17.00 per hour
Duration
- Seasonal NOV-April, Depending on business needs
Schedule
- Regular: Tuesday-Saturday, 2:00pm-10:30 pm
- Training: Monday-Friday 08:00am-04:30pm
Eurofins USA Food Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.