Job Description
Pay Rate: $17.00/hr W2 Contract
Biology Lab Technician- Memphis, TN
Leading chemical manufacturer is seeking a Biology Lab Technician for their Memphis, TN location.
Responsibilities:
- This position will be working in lab and greenhouse
- Assisting in planting, inoculating, and evaluating plants to screen for disease resistances
- Maintaining suitable conditions for proper plant growth
- Preparing for culture media
- Assisting in lab, headhouse and greenhouse sanitation practices including devitalization processing of all regulated breeding materials.
- The environment can sometimes be hot in greenhouse. May get dirty due to working with plants and soil.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- BS Degree preferred
- Lab experience required
- Attention to the details and be able to follow safety and stewardship rules, stand for long periods of time, and lift 50 lbs.
Synectics serves an extremely diverse client base which represents an equally diverse range of industries and institutions. The technologies we support have always been responsive to this extremely broad spectrum. In order to fully engage with this continually changing commercial and technological landscape, our employees must draw on their own varying interests, skills and backgrounds. This insight, reflected in our daily practices, has always been our fundamental strength as a company, and it continues to serve us well in all our efforts.
Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Technical Certification Bonus:
Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.