Lab Technician - Production

Summary

This entry level position is responsible for performing lab duties to support the production and shipping of ELISA kits by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties

1. Run Enzyme Linked Immunoassay (proficient at making serial dilutions).

2. Utilizes automated equipment to coat 96 well microtiter plates and performs quality control testing.

3. Produces and aliquots buffers used in manufacturing test kits.

4. Completes production forms and keeping accurate records.

5. Communicates with supervisor to monitor production.

Job Duties

· Performs all tests required with ELISA kit production.

· Performs Quality Control ELISA plates.

· Prepares and performs other assay development experiments such as antibody optimization tests and stability tests.

· Generates data and results from ELISA tests or other assay tests using Gen5, Excel, or similar programs in a timely and accurate manner.

· Plates production and equipment cleaning and maintenance.

· Follows SOPs to make different buffers as well as bottling and labeling new buffers.

· Production of buffers, aliquot solutions and applies appropriate identification labels.

· Performs general lab duties such as ensuring supplies are well stocked, lab space is organized, and all documentation and SOPs are up to date.

· Performs general lab cleaning such as washing dishes, cleaning lab bench tops, cleaning the cold room, removing the recycling, and emptying the trash.

· Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance.

· Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.

· Respectfully takes direction from Liliya

· Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses and/or Registrations

This position does not require any certificates, licenses and/or registrations.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Computer Skills

Has advanced basic computer job skills including logging on to systems, ability to communicate by email, ability to compose documents, enter database information, create presentations, download forms, and preserve/backup important data.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type or dial, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. This position requires frequent computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

This position does not require travel.