Laboratory Assistant

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare cleaning solutions.
• Washes, rinses & dries labware.
• Performs testing on cleaned labware.
• Cleans shelves, benches & sinks and removes trash.
• Transport and dispose of chemicals.
• Assists in the preparation of device master records and SOPs.
• Maintain laboratory and laboratory stock.
• Applies labels according to SOP’s.
• Places samples in storage areas.
• Maintains supplies & reagents.
• Operates basic lab equipment.
• Performs decontamination of lab supplies/assay waste.
• Support staging activities for the fill and bulk teams.

Education and Experience:

• High School/GED and 0-2 years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of QSR & ISO requirements.
• Basic computer skills.
• Time management.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Basic understanding of record keeping and mathematics.
• Basic knowledge of laboratory practice, procedures, techniques, instruments, and equipment.
• Blood Borne Pathogen training.

Physical Demands:

• Sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Lifting/moving and carrying products weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, vibration and/or moderate noise levels.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals or other materials.
• Safety Shoes with Impact and Compression Protection Must be worn.
• Exposure to blood.