Lab Technician

Title: Lab Technician

Location: Bear River City, UT

Duration: 5 Months with extension

Monday to Friday (10 hours-12 hours/day) but 40 hours week will be maintained

Shift Timing 7AM MT start time

Pay Rate Range: $30.00 - $38.00 on W2

MUST HAVES

• Complies with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and good laboratory practices (GLP)
• Detail oriented
• good laboratory skills
• proficient in excel (mainly inputting data)
• Must be comfortable working in a plant environment while following safe practices and GMP requirements; safety gear required
• Looking for detail-oriented people, who can keep same level of detail / precision in testing on the 100th or 1000th sample as they do on the first. Must be able to read a ruler (metric), follow directions, have basic use of a computer, willingness to learn, etc. General appreciation of safety, quality, and data accuracy, will help ensure a good fit with the work environment and ability to be successful.
  

Job Description -

Project Execution Support - Completion of various tests. Each day would include a variety of items: o Gathering product from the lab (using a cart / buggy) to get cases of product and bring to the quality lab (lifting of no more than 20 lbs) Business Use o Documenting (electronically and on paper) what product was collected, when, any other details of the product as required per training, results of any testing, documenting weights / measures, sign off on procedures followed and training documentation reviewed o Sorting through product to get the samples needed, breaking apart samples, discarding samples, discarding test materials, remaining solutions, etc, taking all items to the designated disposal areas o Collecting tools and materials for testing from designated locations in the site o Verify equipment set up per standard, complete checks for calibration, complete set up sets on equipment if required (training will be provided) o Performing tests of product with use of a variety of tools and equipment, including rulers, scissors, cutters (similar to paper cutters), light box, UV box, tensile test unit, timers, force gauges, balances, chalk, scanners, computer interfaces, stirrers/solution/reagent preparation, titrations. o Potential use of chemicals in testing: saline (salt water) and its components, food coloring / dye, freeze spray, iodine – gloves and eye protection will be required for handling / use of many chemicals

HS Diploma at a minimum and depending on specific role a degree or advance degree may be required. Requires 1 to 3 years of experience. Requires some general laboratory skills (use of balances, gram and ounce conversion, yield accounting, equipment operation) or special skills taught by Client. With moderate instruction, must be able to perform routine testing and work with specific instrumentation (i.e. hair combing tests, particle size analysis, etc.). Receiving, labeling and safely storing samples to be tested. Determining and performing tests needed for the analysis and reports. Recording tests and analyses and then reporting the results. Discussing and answering any questions regarding the results. Organizing and storing samples in accordance with all safety and other requirements to ensure the safety of personnel and integrity of the sample. Cleaning and maintaining lab equipment, including recalibration of equipment. Maintaining equipment records and daily work logs. Staying current on technical and scientific advances in their field. May require substantial independent judgment.

Salary : $30 - $38