Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician

InfiniSource Consulting Solutions (ICS), a 150+ employee government contractor specializing in Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Professional Services to the federal government. We tailor our services to meet the specific needs of our civilian, defense, and private-industry sponsor. Our corporate support processes are ISO 9001 certified, giving our customers the confidence that we are continually measuring and improving upon the support we provide and are committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Position Type: Full-Time (100% On-Site)

Work hours shall be between 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.

College Park, MD and Laurel, MD

The scope of work is scientific and general operational laboratory services for CFSAN field laboratories, to include: shipping and receiving support, including internal delivery of packages and dangerous goods shipping; laboratory media preparation; laboratory storeroom operations, including hazardous chemical storage, handling and delivery; laboratory glassware decontamination and distribution; and medical /pathological waste (MPW) handling at CFSAN facilities located in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area.

The Laboratory Technician supports Glassware Washing, Distribution, and Handling Services, Medical and Pathological Waste (MPW) Processing and Support Services, and Media and Bulk Solution Preparation Support Services. The Laboratory Technician reports directly to the Laboratory Lead.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Media preparation, glassware decontamination, material management/dissemination of glassware, and medical waste management.
• Laboratory support services will be operated in accordance with the current USP, EPA, OSHA, and FDA regulations.
• Decontaminate glassware via sterilization that is designated as microbial contaminated. Any waste shall be discarded in accordance with medical/pathological waste (MPW) handling procedures as specified in regulations and SOPs.
• Provide and distribute MPW approved receptacles including sharps containers, burn boxes, broken glass containers, autoclave bags, red bags, and liquid waste receptacles to the laboratories and designated MPW collection points.
• On a daily basis, collect and remove MPW from the laboratories and designated collection points and transport to the facility's designated autoclave areas in leak-proof, secondary containment.
• Maintain the Government laboratory generated MPW form documenting the waste stream for each receptacle.
• Maintain sufficient materials for packaging MPW in the designated autoclave rooms and cold storage areas.
• Segregate used reagent bottles from other MPW and store for de-barcoding by Government.
• Segregate any hazardous, non-MPW from MPW and store for disposal by Government.
• Autoclave MPW per approved Contractor SOPs and depending on waste stream, either store in the facility's designated cold storage area or dispose of per the sanitary sewer (i.e., sink disposal) per approved SOPs.
• Receive and process requests for media and bulk solutions.
• Prepare and deliver fresh standard and customized media from dehydrated and chemically defined bacteriological culture media, tissue culture media, basic media formula, and customized chemical solutions in bulk (liter) container, tube, slant, and Petri dish forms.
• Schedule and coordinate annual preventative maintenance required for media prep equipment including the media jet(s) and media clave(s).
• Shall perform all necessary housekeeping duties in order to keep clean and orderly storerooms/media preparation areas and/or as required to comply with Good Laboratory Practices regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in shipping dangerous goods and shall be current in all DOT and IATA required dangerous goods training.

Prefer favorable Tier 2 Investigation (Public Trust). Must complete a favorable background investigation suitable for the issuance of a PIV card.

InfiniSource Consulting Solutions is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class US Citizenship is required for most positions.

ICS offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. This package includes medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability insurances, and a 401(k)-retirement plan.