Laboratory Technician I
Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TN
Full-time
Science
Posted on May 8, 2023
Title: Laboratory Technician I
Department: Natural & Behavioral Sciences
Anticipated Closing Date: May 26, 2023
Number of Positions: 1
Classification: 3
Position #: 600900
Type of Appointment: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $31,770 - $38,730.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application.
Required Documents Needed to Upload at Time of Application: Resume, transcripts and three professional references.
Reference check requirements: ·
Non-supervisory roles: three (3) current or former supervisors
· Supervisory roles: two (2) current or former supervisors and one (1) current or former direct report
· Personal references (friends, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references
Culture and Diversity
Knoxville claims a wide range of forward thinking national and international talents. The scholarly influence on the Knoxville metropolitan area bred literary greats including James Agee, Cormac McCarthy, and Nikki Giovanni. Knoxville is home to one of the largest sculptures dedicated to an African American in the country. Located in Haley Heritage Square is a 13-foot high bronze statue of author and Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley who chose to spend the last several years of his life in Knoxville. Renowned artists Beauford Delaney and Joseph Delaney hailed from Knoxville. Musicians Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, the Everly Brothers, and RB Morris called Knoxville home during their careers. Women's suffragist Lizzie Crozier French was active in the ratification of the 19th amendment and was born and raised in Knoxville.
The lasting influence of these artists and activists leaves the Knoxville area as a welcoming area to live and work. More about the area and support groups can be found at Visit Knoxville https://www.visitknoxville.com, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center https://www.beckcenter.net, the Knoxville Urban League https://thekaul.org, Knoxville City https://knoxvilletn.gov, Knox County https://knoxcounty.org, My Knox Village http://myknoxvillage.com/business-directory/wpbdp_category/special-needsdisability-services/, Knox Pride https://knoxpride.com/equality, Centro Hispano de East TN https://www.centrohispanotn.org, and Knoxville chamber https://www.knoxvillechamber.com
Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to set up the science lab experiments on the Strawberry Plains Campus by obtaining through college channels all supplies, materials, and equipment needed by the faculty and students for the lab experiment and setting these out in an orderly fashion. This includes such things as preparing agar plates, agar tubes, chemicals and reagents for use, preparing chemical solutions, growing bacteria and plants, properly disposing of chemical and biohazard waste, cleaning up after experiments, and making sure equipment is in working order.
Essential Functions:
45% Set up laboratory with required supplies, materials, and equipment; prepare microbiology agar plates and tubes, maintain microbiology cultures, chemical reagents and solutions; and operate various equipment as needed to accomplish these tasks; travel to other branch campuses as needed. Lab setups include the courses BIOL 1010, 1020,1110, 1120, 2010, 2020, 2130, CHEM 1110, and 1120. Additional labs may be added as programs are added to the campus.
20% Clean up lab, including waste disposal, and clean and store equipment.
10% Obtain needed supplies and equipment from Hardin Valley campus or through petty cash system.
10% Communicate lab supply needs to Laboratory Coordinator and other department members or to other departments when necessary, and serve as liaison between lab instructors and course lead instructors.
5% coordinate proper disposal of chemical/biohazard waste, update SDS, test safety equipment.
5% Inventory supplies, check equipment, and perform minor repairs or adjustments on equipment.
5% Assist Laboratory Coordinator in inventory, ordering supplies, waste disposal, and other duties.
Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.
Key Results Areas: Science labs are ready for the instructor to teach. Lab techs allow accountability of resources and consistency between labs and campuses.
Skills & Abilities:
Organization and time management skills, attention to detail, ability to troubleshoot lab equipment. Knowledge of OSHA, chemicals, biology and chemistry. The ability to engage in the college's mission and values.
Job Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree in a natural science such as chemistry or biology.
· Lab experience to obtain a natural science degree should be sufficient but additional lab experience is preferred.
Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience.
Complexity & Creativity: Creative thinking is required to balance and plan for four disciplines of science. Knowledge of all four must be sufficient to realize problems that may arise.
Responsibility for Accuracy: Errors are minor and infrequent, consisting mainly of backorder items, living organisms dying, and spills. Quality is verified through the instructors who rely on the labs being prepared properly.
Judgement and Decisions: On occasion items will need to be substituted
Physical Demands: Job is physically demanding. The need to move equipment up to 25 lbs is necessary. Manual dexterity is especially important for prepping microbiology.
Hazards: The position is exposed to a multitude of hazardous chemicals that can cause injury or illness. There are several physical injuries that can occur, e.g., hot plate burn, chemical burn, chemical in eyes, and cuts due to broken glass.
Audible Demands: Yes, the lab techs must be able to hear if there is a problem or emergency in the lab.
Visual Demands: Yes, the position handles chemicals and must ensure a clean lab.
Color Perception: Yes, for proper disposal of chemicals.
Full-time Employment Benefits:
• Insurance Options Health, dental, vision, life, short/long-term disability, FSA/HSA Wellness Incentive Program, if enrolled in health plan
• Educational Assistance Fee Waiver Spouse/Dependent discounts Audit/Non-Credit Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement options Tennessee traditional pension plan option (TCRS) 401k with $50 company match/457/403b
• Employee Discount program with over 900+companies
• 13 Paid Holidays/Year Includes paid days off the last week of December
• Sick Leave Bank
• Longevity Pay
• Many opportunities for professional development
Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Work experience that is not listed on the application will not be considered towards compensation. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.
Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer
If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College's Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu.
If you are interested in this position, click on the link to the left to apply.
#mrp
Department: Natural & Behavioral Sciences
Anticipated Closing Date: May 26, 2023
Number of Positions: 1
Classification: 3
Position #: 600900
Type of Appointment: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pay Rate: $31,770 - $38,730.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application.
Required Documents Needed to Upload at Time of Application: Resume, transcripts and three professional references.
Reference check requirements: ·
Non-supervisory roles: three (3) current or former supervisors
· Supervisory roles: two (2) current or former supervisors and one (1) current or former direct report
· Personal references (friends, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references
Culture and Diversity
Knoxville claims a wide range of forward thinking national and international talents. The scholarly influence on the Knoxville metropolitan area bred literary greats including James Agee, Cormac McCarthy, and Nikki Giovanni. Knoxville is home to one of the largest sculptures dedicated to an African American in the country. Located in Haley Heritage Square is a 13-foot high bronze statue of author and Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley who chose to spend the last several years of his life in Knoxville. Renowned artists Beauford Delaney and Joseph Delaney hailed from Knoxville. Musicians Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, the Everly Brothers, and RB Morris called Knoxville home during their careers. Women's suffragist Lizzie Crozier French was active in the ratification of the 19th amendment and was born and raised in Knoxville.
The lasting influence of these artists and activists leaves the Knoxville area as a welcoming area to live and work. More about the area and support groups can be found at Visit Knoxville https://www.visitknoxville.com, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center https://www.beckcenter.net, the Knoxville Urban League https://thekaul.org, Knoxville City https://knoxvilletn.gov, Knox County https://knoxcounty.org, My Knox Village http://myknoxvillage.com/business-directory/wpbdp_category/special-needsdisability-services/, Knox Pride https://knoxpride.com/equality, Centro Hispano de East TN https://www.centrohispanotn.org, and Knoxville chamber https://www.knoxvillechamber.com
Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to set up the science lab experiments on the Strawberry Plains Campus by obtaining through college channels all supplies, materials, and equipment needed by the faculty and students for the lab experiment and setting these out in an orderly fashion. This includes such things as preparing agar plates, agar tubes, chemicals and reagents for use, preparing chemical solutions, growing bacteria and plants, properly disposing of chemical and biohazard waste, cleaning up after experiments, and making sure equipment is in working order.
Essential Functions:
45% Set up laboratory with required supplies, materials, and equipment; prepare microbiology agar plates and tubes, maintain microbiology cultures, chemical reagents and solutions; and operate various equipment as needed to accomplish these tasks; travel to other branch campuses as needed. Lab setups include the courses BIOL 1010, 1020,1110, 1120, 2010, 2020, 2130, CHEM 1110, and 1120. Additional labs may be added as programs are added to the campus.
20% Clean up lab, including waste disposal, and clean and store equipment.
10% Obtain needed supplies and equipment from Hardin Valley campus or through petty cash system.
10% Communicate lab supply needs to Laboratory Coordinator and other department members or to other departments when necessary, and serve as liaison between lab instructors and course lead instructors.
5% coordinate proper disposal of chemical/biohazard waste, update SDS, test safety equipment.
5% Inventory supplies, check equipment, and perform minor repairs or adjustments on equipment.
5% Assist Laboratory Coordinator in inventory, ordering supplies, waste disposal, and other duties.
Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.
Key Results Areas: Science labs are ready for the instructor to teach. Lab techs allow accountability of resources and consistency between labs and campuses.
Skills & Abilities:
Organization and time management skills, attention to detail, ability to troubleshoot lab equipment. Knowledge of OSHA, chemicals, biology and chemistry. The ability to engage in the college's mission and values.
Job Requirements:
· Bachelor's degree in a natural science such as chemistry or biology.
· Lab experience to obtain a natural science degree should be sufficient but additional lab experience is preferred.
Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% credit of full-time work experience.
Complexity & Creativity: Creative thinking is required to balance and plan for four disciplines of science. Knowledge of all four must be sufficient to realize problems that may arise.
Responsibility for Accuracy: Errors are minor and infrequent, consisting mainly of backorder items, living organisms dying, and spills. Quality is verified through the instructors who rely on the labs being prepared properly.
Judgement and Decisions: On occasion items will need to be substituted
Physical Demands: Job is physically demanding. The need to move equipment up to 25 lbs is necessary. Manual dexterity is especially important for prepping microbiology.
Hazards: The position is exposed to a multitude of hazardous chemicals that can cause injury or illness. There are several physical injuries that can occur, e.g., hot plate burn, chemical burn, chemical in eyes, and cuts due to broken glass.
Audible Demands: Yes, the lab techs must be able to hear if there is a problem or emergency in the lab.
Visual Demands: Yes, the position handles chemicals and must ensure a clean lab.
Color Perception: Yes, for proper disposal of chemicals.
Full-time Employment Benefits:
• Insurance Options Health, dental, vision, life, short/long-term disability, FSA/HSA Wellness Incentive Program, if enrolled in health plan
• Educational Assistance Fee Waiver Spouse/Dependent discounts Audit/Non-Credit Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement options Tennessee traditional pension plan option (TCRS) 401k with $50 company match/457/403b
• Employee Discount program with over 900+companies
• 13 Paid Holidays/Year Includes paid days off the last week of December
• Sick Leave Bank
• Longevity Pay
• Many opportunities for professional development
Special Instructions to Applicants: To be considered for a position at Pellissippi State, you must create an on-line application. Your skills, abilities, qualifications, and years of experience will be evaluated using only what is recorded on your application. Work experience that is not listed on the application will not be considered towards compensation. Please note: attaching a resume does not substitute for completion of the application form. Part-time work experience is calculated at 50% of full-time experience. Please note: to scan, upload, or attach documents, a computer and scanner are available at the Hardin Valley Campus Educational Resources Center, if needed.
Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer
If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College's Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu.
If you are interested in this position, click on the link to the left to apply.
#mrp