What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician position at Apex Systems?
JOB 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 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities.
Formal Training/Education
Education Level
H.S. Diploma or GED - REQUIRED
Some college experience - Pref
Experience
Years of Experience Experience Details Req Pref
Previous laboratory experience - Pref
Experience with Ventana auto-stainers or other automated laboratory instrumentation - Pref
