Lab Technician Assistant I

• Tucson
• On-site
• Hourly salary: $15 - $20

Position #1 - Lab Assistant/Technician responsible for maintaining and servicing diagnostics lab equipment

Position #2 - Lab Assistant/Technician responsible for slide scanning and maintaining scanning and other diagnostics lab equipment

Responsibilities :
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

• Performs daily monthly and quarterly instrument and equipment maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Monitors and maintains usage logs for all equipment and instruments. Monitors schedules and delivers portable equipment for calibration and maintains necessary paperwork.
• Troubleshoots minor equipment malfunctions by performing operational tests.
• Monitors and prepares bulk reagents daily.
• Maintains stock room and monitors and/or orders lab supplies inventory.
• Schedules internal equipment repairs and preventative maintenance as necessary.
• Prepares and schedules incoming and outgoing stained slide and/or reagent shipments.
• Support laboratory experiments and research activities
• Prepare lab materials and samples for testing
• Ensure compliance with laboratory safety and quality standards
• Assist with data collection and documentation
• Maintain lab inventory and equipment
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Required Skills:

• H.S. Diploma or GED required.
• 05 years of experience
• Are equivalencies acceptable No
• Able to work independently.
• Strong communication skills verbal and written.
• Attention to detail in written instructions and documentation.
• Basic computer skills in Word Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to lift up to 45 pounds.
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of industry best practices

Preferred Skills:

• Some college experience preferred.
• Previous laboratory experience is preferred.
• Experience with the firm auto-stainers or other automated laboratory instrumentation is preferred
• 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.
• Technical aptitude including previous experience maintaining/servicing diagnostics or lab equipment
• Strong interpersonal skills including experience in customer service dealing with the direct public (e.g. retail restaurant banking or other service field)
• Strong capacity for handling simultaneous projects while strategically prioritizing critical tasks
• Experience in research or diagnostic laboratories preferred