Lab Tech/Assistant II - Tailored Management
Tucson, AZ 85755
About the Job
Lab Technician II
Location: 100% onsite in Oro Valley, Tucson, AZ
Pay: $22/hour
1 year contract with potential for extension and/or conversion
Summary
Maintains laboratory instruments and equipment on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis. Prepares reagents and monitors instruments for bulk reagent levels. Orders and stocks office and laboratory supplies and equipment. Performs onsite servicing and technical support of various lab equipment including Benchmark autostainers. Manages incoming/outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments. May support several different functional lab spaces and groups.
Responsibilities
" Performs daily, monthly and quarterly instrument and equipment maintenance and cleaning tasks.
" Monitors and prepares bulk reagents daily.
" Troubleshoots minor equipment malfunctions by performing operational tests.
" Monitors and maintains usage logs for all equipment and instruments. Monitors, schedules and delivers portable instruments
for calibration and maintains necessary documentation.
" Monitors and completes routine maintenance on Thermal equipment (refrigerators, freezers, incubators, etc.).
" Coordinates equipment preventative maintenance, repairs and validations with third party vendors.
" Prepares and schedules incoming and outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments.
" Maintains stock room and monitor lab supply inventory.
" May perform staining runs for new BenchMark instrument installations.
" Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
H.S. Diploma or GED - REQUIRED
Some college experience - Preferred
2+ years of experience
Relevant lab experience - required
Experience operating Ventana instruments. - required
Expertise with Ventana instruments in terms of monthly and quarterly maintenance. - required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
" This position requires a high degree of organizational and communication skills, self motivated
" Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
" Attention to detail in written instructions and documentation
" Ability to multitask and prioritize work
" Ability to use hand tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches, nut-drivers and various other hand tools
" Ability to use test equipment such as flow meters, pH meters, precision weight scales, and pressure meters
" Knowledge of and skill in inventory management
" Ability to lift up to 45 pounds
" Some laboratory and knowledge of general laboratory practices (Preferred)
Location: 100% onsite in Oro Valley, Tucson, AZ
Pay: $22/hour
1 year contract with potential for extension and/or conversion
Summary
Maintains laboratory instruments and equipment on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis. Prepares reagents and monitors instruments for bulk reagent levels. Orders and stocks office and laboratory supplies and equipment. Performs onsite servicing and technical support of various lab equipment including Benchmark autostainers. Manages incoming/outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments. May support several different functional lab spaces and groups.
Responsibilities
" Performs daily, monthly and quarterly instrument and equipment maintenance and cleaning tasks.
" Monitors and prepares bulk reagents daily.
" Troubleshoots minor equipment malfunctions by performing operational tests.
" Monitors and maintains usage logs for all equipment and instruments. Monitors, schedules and delivers portable instruments
for calibration and maintains necessary documentation.
" Monitors and completes routine maintenance on Thermal equipment (refrigerators, freezers, incubators, etc.).
" Coordinates equipment preventative maintenance, repairs and validations with third party vendors.
" Prepares and schedules incoming and outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments.
" Maintains stock room and monitor lab supply inventory.
" May perform staining runs for new BenchMark instrument installations.
" Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
H.S. Diploma or GED - REQUIRED
Some college experience - Preferred
2+ years of experience
Relevant lab experience - required
Experience operating Ventana instruments. - required
Expertise with Ventana instruments in terms of monthly and quarterly maintenance. - required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
" This position requires a high degree of organizational and communication skills, self motivated
" Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
" Attention to detail in written instructions and documentation
" Ability to multitask and prioritize work
" Ability to use hand tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches, nut-drivers and various other hand tools
" Ability to use test equipment such as flow meters, pH meters, precision weight scales, and pressure meters
" Knowledge of and skill in inventory management
" Ability to lift up to 45 pounds
" Some laboratory and knowledge of general laboratory practices (Preferred)
Source : Tailored Management