Master Lab Technician

Master Lab Technician

Hours: 2nd shift 2:30pm - 11pm Monday - Friday

Pay: $30 per hour

Role Focus: Master Lab Technician

This position demonstrates the skills and abilities to provide advanced laboratory services with no supervision or direction.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: A college science degree is preferred although suitable experience may be substituted.

Experience: Should have two (2) years' experience as a Senior Lab Technician.

Skills:


* Will have demonstrated initiative and self-starting abilities.


* Able to handle complex non-routine tasks with minimal supervision.


* Has demonstrated advanced problem-solving skills.


* Superior verbal and written communication skills are needed.


* Able to develop and write new procedures or revise old procedures with minimal supervision.

Training:


* Should have detailed knowledge of both laboratory equipment and plant operations.

Position will be called upon to provide problem solving work in a variety of areas.

Nature of work will often be more complex than that of less senior technicians.

Problems and objectives will be less defined than other lab work.

In training situations, this position will provide immediate supervision to Entry and Mid-Level Lab Technician as instructed by the Quality Supervisor.

Able to handle routine supervisory tasks such as time cards , lab coverage and procedural/policy compliance in the supervisor's absence.

This would include keeping the Quality Supervisor informed of situations beyond his/her capabilities to handle, such as progressive discipline.

Continued quality control program success is very dependent on this position's ability to anticipate problems and to train new members of the staff.

This position works primarily in the laboratory areas.

Superior physical, mental and visual attention is required.

On occasion special safety equipment may be required for entry into a hazardous manufacturing area.

Trained and knowledgeable in appropriate ways of disposing and handling of RCRA hazardous wastes in accordance with all appropriate regulatory requirements

Assure accurate completion of tests to minimize retests on same sample.

Understand and follow lab and company policies.

Responsible for proper identification, categorization, isolation, remediation, containerizing RCRA hazardous waste generated in production areas in accordance with all appropriate regulatory and company regulatory requirements.

Supervises personnel under their leadership are properly trained for the performance of all tasks which require handling of hazardous waste.

Understand and follow plant and divisional quality program.

Keep the lab prepared by standardization of reagents and by notifying the Supervisor of supply shortages.

Notify the Supervisor of all discrepancies in results or other indications of analytical problems.

Provide the Supervisor with adequate information to maintain laboratory accuracy and response.

Provide maintenance and troubles...