What are the responsibilities and job description for the Glassware Inventory Specialist position at PerkinElmer?
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Basic Qualifications:
- Pick up and deliver glassware, biologically contaminated reusable glassware, and plastic ware.
- Observe the established procedures for the handling and transporting of glassware and contaminated items.
- Undertake specialist cleaning tasks, e.g. autoclaving, ultrasonic cleaning, and potential for pipette processing as part of an agreed periodic routine
- Operate autoclaves for decontamination or sanitization.
- Operate glassware washers, dry heat sterilizers, ultrasonic baths, and incubators.
- Maintain temperature chart recorders / equipment forms and use proper documentation.
- Perform routine inspections/checks on glasswash and autoclave equipment
- Prepare items for sanitization including glassware, caps and related articles, employing procedural steps during the process.
- Inspect glassware for cleanliness and structural defects.
- Routinely checks inventory of glassware, notifying Lead of deficiencies.
- Provide housekeeping of glassware processing areas.
- Follow all procedures in performing all aspects of glassware processing.
- Perform monthly de-scale and challenging of biological indicators.
- Use Good Documentation Practices (GDP) for all paperwork.
- Observe all safety precautions and is proactive in raising safety concerns.
- Complete all required trainings in a timely manner.
- This role will work closely with other teams to seamlessly deliver lab support services.
- Will be required to cross-train and back-up other lab support areas as needed.
- Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Previous glass wash experience preferred.
- Ability to follow oral and written directions.
- Demonstrates appropriate use of relevant equipment after training.
- Ability to sit or stand 2-3 hours in laboratory areas.
- Walk 2-3 hours over the course of a day within a facility
- Reach above/below the shoulder, bend at the knees and waist.
- Lift up to 25 lbs.(potential for occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds).
- Work around moving laboratory equipment and machinery.
- Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
- Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
- The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position
- Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.
- Potential risk to lab-based hazards including but not limited to extreme temperature, biological materials, and hazardous chemicals.
- May be required to complete Medical Clearance, Respiratory Protection Training, and Fit Testing to wear a respirator as protection against hazards present in the laboratory environment
Salary : $33,280 - $49,920
