Lab/Facility Technician II

Description

• Organizes and stores all chemical substances, fluids, and compressed gases according to safety instructions.
• Cleans, sterilizes, maintains, and calibrates laboratory equipment.
• Performs hazardous waste load checking, sorting and exclusion activities at landfills and/or transfer stations.
• Maintains daily logs and equipment record books.
• Performance Hazardous Waste Collection and processing at Special Waste Facilities and One-Day collection events.
• Collects, receives, labels, and/or analyzes samples or substances using the correct testing equipment, when necessary. Collects a wide variety of environmental monitoring samples and implements strict protocol and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and sample integrity.
• Follows and ensures that safety guidelines are always adhered to within the laboratory.
• Designs and executes laboratory testing in line with standard testing procedures, recording observations, and interpreting findings.

Requirements

• General knowledge of chemistry and/or biochemistry.
• Valid state driver’s license (may be required as some locations)
• Knowledge of basic algebra and geometry; common scales, weights, and measurements.
• Effective communicating skills both verbal and in writing.
• Two years of experience utilizing laboratory equipment to conduct tests, perform chemical analyses, and execute routine lab tasks on various materials.
• Ability to keep accurate and timely records and prepare a variety of reports.
• Ability to perform general lab tests on non-hazardous and hazardous substances.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office suite.
• Knowledge of the safe and effective use of lab equipment and understanding of the hazards and safety precautions relating to chemicals.
• Basic knowledge of soil, groundwater and gas sample collection procedures and chain-of-custody protocol.
• Skilled in using laboratory equipment and instruments.

Benefits

• Great Place to Work
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Employee discount programs.
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance