Accentuate Staffing is assisting a biotech company in the Durham area recruit a Lab Coordinator to join their team. This is a 12 month contract opportunity working 1 st shift.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain daily operations of laboratory spaces, including removal of various waste types (biohazardous, chemical, recycling), washing lab parts, autoclaving, restocking supplies, and performing routine equipment maintenance.
- Manage upkeep of the warehouse, including inventory control tasks such as logging inventory additions and consumptions, conducting cycle counts, and handling incoming and outgoing shipments.
- Break down shipping materials, manage warehouse cleanliness, and coordinate proper waste disposal.
- Coordinate with vendors for laboratory equipment services such as preventative maintenance, calibrations, and repairs.
- Support laboratory staff with in-lab operational needs, ensuring a smooth and efficient research environment.
Requirements:
- Proven experience in lab operations, facilities support, or a related role in a scientific environment.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to lift and move boxes and equipment as part of daily duties.
- Familiarity with laboratory safety procedures and handling of biohazardous/chemical waste is preferred.
- Comfortable working in a collaborative and fast-paced research setting.
- Record all lab results on laboratory forms
- Complete lab shutdown following the lab SOP
- Produce high quality laboratory testing
- Maintain laboratory inventory and organize laboratory supplies
- Keeping laboratory records and preparing laboratory reports
- Operate lab equipment in accordance with lab internal SOP
- Perform chemical testing on wet samples
- Maintaining laboratory equipment, collecting samples and performing tests
- Perform lab analysis of chemical products
- Maintaining laboratory chemical supplies and equipment
- Assist lab partners with laboratory testing and preparing samples and petri dishes
- Perform lab testing on food products
- Perform tests and procedures using laboratory equipment
- Prepare samples for outside lab testing and compile results
- Gather samples and perform check samples
- Insure that laboratory testing equipment is calibrated
- Performing non-routine lab analysis
- Perform chemical analysis by using various laboratory instruments
- Provide support daily lab testing of incoming raw milk samples
- Troubleshoot laboratory instruments and equipment