Laboratory Assistant NIAID MONTANA NIH - Military Veterans
at Cape Fox Shared Services
Cape Fox Facilities Services is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join our team in Hamilton, MT in support of the NIH.
Responsibilities:
- Segregate clean, process and return cleaned items to designated "pickup shelves" or to stock shelves.
- Order and stock standard laboratory glassware and associated supplies
- Perform initial manual clean and rinse of lab items including glassware, plastic ware, containers, and stainless steel utensils. 3
- Operate washing machines, drying ovens, and autoclaves.
- Ensure adequate supplies for operation are kept on hand to maintain operation.
- Properly prepare cleaned and/or sterilized glassware to ensure sterility for lab personnel (i.e. plug pipettes as appropriate, etc.).
- Perform visual inspections for residues, cracks or other imperfections; Notify glasswash leader of inspection results.
- Keep glassware leader updated on issues and problems pertaining to glassware procedures and needed maintenance and repairs to equipment.
- Communicate with the lab staff on a daily basis to ensure their needs are being met.
- Collect swab samples and operate Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer to test cleaned glassware for residual product. Record results and enter data into Microsoft Excel data-base.
- Maintain adequate levels of glassware items for laboratories.
- Utilize AMBIS system to order supplies for glassware operation
- Maintain detailed daily reports on items washed; transfer handwritten logs to excel spreadsheet(s) and provide monthly data to Federal Task Leader as requested.
- Pick up dirty glassware from central Media Laboratory and from building 28 glassware collection room.
- Assist with cleaning, organizing and other administrative tasks as directed by Media Laboratory personnel
Travel Requirements
0 - 10%
Salary Grade
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience working in a complex, demanding and faced paced dynamic work environment.
- Ability to maintain a clean work environment.
- Ability to use laboratory instruments to precisely measure volume, mass and liquid flow rates.
- Ability to prepare solutions to specified concentrations for preparing TOC and conductivity calibration standards.
- Must follow all facility established programs. This includes those related to safe handling procedures for government supplies, equipment, and materials as well as proper attire (i.e., protective gear, appropriate clothing and shoes).
Cape Fox Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons and prohibit employment decisions on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, or sexual orientation. Cape Fox Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates offer preference to Cape Fox Corporation shareholders, descendants and other Native Americans pursuant to Public Law 100-241.
Category
Logistics / Procurement
Location
NIH - RML - Hamilton, MT 59840 US (Primary)
Education
High School
Hamilton, MT
Do you know Tlingit means human being or Sanya Kwáan means Cape Fox?
In 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was passed. Cape Fox Corporation (CFC) is a Village Corporation formed in 1973 as part of the Act and is the Alaska Native Corporation for the village of Saxman. CFC began with 198 original shareholders; today, there are over 320 shareholders. CFC is an award-winning organization, often voted as one of the Top 100 employers in Alaska and “Best Companies to Work For.” CFC subsidiary Concentric Methods is a Joint Commission Certified Organization.
For nearly three decades, the corporation generated revenue primarily by harvesting timber. However, as the timber industry declined, the focus turned to hospitality and tourism, real estate, and federal contracting. Today, Cape Fox Corporation employs more than 800 employees and is comprised of a family of businesses divided between two distinct groups: The Federal Contracting Group and the Commercial Group. Collectively, CFC and its subsidiaries specialize in:
· Information Technology/Cyber Security;
· Professional Services;
· Health Care Services;
· Training Services;
· Marketing Services; and
· Logistical Services
CFC is a diversified corporation with numerous subsidiaries employing over 800 employees. Our mission, whether federal or commercial, is to understand the goals and challenges of our clients, create innovative and flexible solutions, attract and develop the best talent for our business, provide a diverse workplace providing opportunities for growth, and work as a Team to achieve mission success.