
Lab Assistant
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The Lab Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean laboratory environment by continuously cleaning glassware, countertops, and floors, managing waste disposal, stocking supplies, and supporting inventory control. Additional duties include ordering supplies, handling microbiology samples, operating autoclave cycles, and performing other tasks as directed by laboratory management.
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Description:
The Lab Assistant will handle all laboratory cleaning responsibilities, which includes but is not limited to constantly cleaning glassware, countertops and floors. The Lab Assistant will also ensure that the garbage is not overflowing and dispose of hazardous waste.
Essential Functions:
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Continuously clean glassware by using cleaning machine and scrubber as needed. Organize and store cleaned glassware in storage cabinets or designated area in the laboratory.
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Clean laboratory floor and benches, remove garbage from laboratory area, discard laboratory generated waste to designated waste collecting containers.
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Ensure lab supplies are stocked on a daily basis and arrange the incoming items at their designated places in order to allow First In and First Out (FIFO) use
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Help in keeping optimum lab inventory, receive the shipments in and logging in the Material receiving logbook.
Additional Responsibilities:
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Occasionally order lab supplies when required.
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Microbiology-Gather post testing reject samples for decontamination, run autoclave cycles for sterilization and decontamination, wash decontaminated glassware, and organize cleaned glassware for drying and place dried glassware to their storage locations.
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Perform any other duties as requested by laboratory management.
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