Lab Assistant II

Job description

Overview The starting range for this position is $27.00 per hour and is non-negotiable. Under immediate supervision, incumbent performs varied nontechnical laboratory procedures in processing or preparing laboratory specimens, materials and supplies and in the operation of specialized mechanical lab equipment. Follows specialized, detailed directions and procedures/techniques. Typical activities include operating mechanical equipment such as washers and autoclaves to decontaminate, clean and sterilize lab materials and equipment; sharpen lab instruments and tools, cleans materials using specialized procedures; assembles lab apparatuses such as microbial filters; prepares and labels simple reagents and dispenses media and reagents based on exacting standards; assists personnel working in the lab by assembling and dismantling apparatuses as directed, labeling test tubes and other containers, keeping records, cleaning bottles, and operating centrifuges; assists chemists or microbiologists in mobile field laboratories. This procurement is for toxicity testing and chemistry analysis support of effluent and receiving water samples collected from Naval installations such as Naval Base San...