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Lab Assistant - 1st Shift

Thermo Fisher

Middleton, WIOnsitePosted 2 days ago
Full TimeEntry LevelOperations & Supply ChainLife Science Service & Supply
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Summary

Supports daily laboratory operations by ensuring clean, inspected, and properly stocked glassware is readily available for laboratory teams. Performs glassware collection, washing, drying, inspection, restocking, and inventory activities within a highly regulated clinical/GMP environment. Maintains glassware washing equipment and organized work areas while responding to laboratory requests and supporting deliveries across campus. Performs all activities accurately, safely, and in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality standards, and laboratory policies.

Job description

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Supports daily laboratory operations by ensuring clean, inspected, and properly stocked glassware is readily available for laboratory teams. Performs glassware collection, washing, drying, inspection, restocking, and inventory activities within a highly regulated clinical/GMP environment. Maintains glassware washing equipment and organized work areas while responding to laboratory requests and supporting deliveries across campus. Performs all activities accurately, safely, and in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality standards, and laboratory policies.

A day in the Life

  • Perform any or all Glassware Washing functions to include oversight and performance of a variety of complex standard tasks and daily tasks in support of the Glassware Washing department.
  • Assists/fulfills lab requests for glassware via email/RAM requests.
  • Restocks lab cabinets with properly washed/inspected glassware.
  • Maintains glass wash units to ensure proper functionality.
  • Maintains 5S within glass wash rooms.
  • Assists with monthly glassware inventory.
  • Provides daily metrics and other required departmental statistics.
  • Delivery/pickup of glassware across campus, when required.
  • Performs work assignments accurately and in a timely and safe manner.

Keys to Success

Education

  • High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • Technical positions may require a certificate

Experience

  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Ability to follow laboratory safety procedures
  • Effective communication skills
  • Good cooperative and collaborative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedures
  • Data recording skills
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Requirements

  • High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • Previous experience comparable to 0 to 1 year or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening
  • Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance
  • Ability to follow laboratory safety procedures
  • Effective communication skills
  • Good cooperative and collaborative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedures
  • Data recording skills
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Company overview

Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software, and services for research, analysis, discovery, and diagnostics. Their mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer by accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, and increasing laboratory productivity. Thermo Fisher serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies worldwide. The company operates through four business segments: Life Sciences Solutions, Analytical Instruments, Specialty Diagnostics, and Laboratory Products and Services.

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