Laboratory Specialist--Industrial Technology

* Associate's degree related to the assigned program.
* One (1) year related experience of assigned program or laboratory support.
* Minimum Qualification can be substituted with an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Preference will be given to individuals who possess:
* Evidence of Electrical/Electronic formal training.

* Experience working in an educational or training related setting.

* Industry experience requiring installing and/or troubleshooting electrical/electronic systems.

* Ability to adjust work schedule to meet INTE class demands and support.

Normally scheduled Monday through Friday; however, may be required to work other shifts to include evenings and/or weekends. Schedule subject to change based upon department needs.

We offer all full-time employees medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, as well as retirement, 403b, employee assistance, wellness programs, and flexible spending and health savings account. We have a generous time-off policy including vacation, sick/personal days, holidays, and paid spring and winter break.

We can't wait to show you why Metropolitan Community College is a great place to work!

Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This is the second level in the Laboratory series. Incumbents assist instructors, staff, faculty and students in the lab of an assigned program, and coordinate laboratory experiments and activities. Major duties and responsibilities include: preparing, disposing, storing, cleaning, and maintaining equipment, instruments, materials, models, slides, and specimens necessary for laboratory experiments and activities; ensuring compliance with experimental protocols; providing trainings and guidance to lower level staff and student workers.

* EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

* Prepares, sets up, disposes, stores, procures, cleans, and/or maintains equipment, instruments, chemicals, materials, models, slides, specimens, and/or software necessary for laboratory experiments and activities; work may also involve fabricating tools.

* Ensures that all operations are performed in compliance with experimental and demonstration protocols, safety procedures, chemical handling and collection guidelines, and other applicable laws, guidelines, policies, and regulations; work may involve reviewing new experimental protocols or lab manuals to ensure safety procedures are followed.

* Provides training and guidance to lower-level staff and student workers; work involves prioritizing and assigning work, and ensuring that work is performed in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.

* Coordinates assigned and routine laboratory activities, to include preparing laboratory schedules; proctoring exams when needed; monitoring student safety; conducting trainings for students on assigned laboratory tools, equipment, and operations; conducting student tours and demos; responding to laboratory-related inquiries via phone or in person; and coordinating requests for equipment and supplies.

* Prepares and submits purchase requisitions to appropriate departments or personnel; work may involve updating vendors on order status, compiling bid specification information, and making recommendations for equipment maintenance and purchase.

* Maintains laboratory inventory, to include ordering and maintaining supplies, equipment, chemicals, specimens, instruments, and other materials; checking out tools, supplies, and equipment to faculty or students; storing samples and specimens; researching information regarding applicable supplies and materials; and maintaining purchase receipts, logs, and other documentation.

* Assists with developing the departmental budget, to include assessing departmental needs and monitoring expenditures.

* Prepares, maintains, and/or distributes billing, protocol, chemical usage, inventory logs, curriculum, and other reports, lists, records, manuals, and other documentation; work may involve researching and compiling information, and ensuring information accuracy.

* Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

* This job description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department.

* Laboratory equipment, materials, and activities in assigned area of operation;
* Computers and related software applications;
* Inventory management principles;
* Teaching principles and practices;
* Chemical solutions;
* Sterilization techniques.

* Providing teaching assistance;
* Using a computer and related software applications;
* Managing an inventory;
* Preparing chemical solutions;
* Sterilizing tools and glassware;
* Performing minor repairs on and maintaining lab equipment;
* Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.

No staffing table positions.

Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.

Incumbents may be exposed to hazardous physical conditions, such as, mechanical parts, electrical currents, and vibrations; atmospheric conditions, such as fumes, odors, gases, and poor ventilation; hazardous materials, such as chemicals, blood, and other bodily fluids; extreme temperatures; inadequate lighting; and intense noise.

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