Laboratory Technician Iii - San Bernardino, United States - San Bernardino Community College District

San Bernardino Community College District

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San Bernardino, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Salary:
$ $49.59 Hourly

Location:
Yucaipa, CA

Job Type:

Department:
Chemistry

Job Number:

Closing: 6/15/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are _
_not__ _**_intended to reflect all duties performed within the job; however, any additional duties will be reasonably related to this class_.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Provides instructional support services for faculty and students in the use of variety of equipment, materials, and supplies in the chemistry laboratory setting.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives mínimal direction from supervisor; works from procedures and best practices on general objectives; refers only specific matters to supervisor.

May provide technical and functional direction to student workers.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The following duties are typical for this classification._
Prepares and dispenses hazardous and nonhazardous chemicals and solutions, including toxins, acids, bases, corrosives, oxidizers, reducers flammables, irritants, carcinogens and mutagens; performs analyses on water, reagents, and unknown compounds.
Monitors production and collection of hazardous waste materials and toxic chemical materials resulting from lab classes.
Analyzes, categorizes, and properly stores hazardous waste according to all local, state, and federal guidelines; arranges for proper storage and disposal of toxic, hazardous waste, caustic or flammable chemicals; arranges for proper storage and disposal of toxic, caustic, or flammable chemicals.
Demonstrates and provides direct assistance to students in the proper use and care of laboratory materials and equipment as needed.
Maintains a safe laboratory environment through the proper use of chemical segregation and labeling, safe working practices, and other prudent practices that conform to District, state, and federal requirements; coordinates with environmental health and safety on the development and implementation of related safety training programs.
Researches, inventories, orders, receives, and stocks materials, supplies, and equipment for laboratory use; determines and compiles lists of needed laboratory items and supplies for upcoming semester instruction; requests quotes from vendors; enters purchasing requests for needed items; receives and tracks missing items; arranges for returns of damaged items; searches for vendors for specialty items. Evaluates chemicals and equipment for suitability, cost, availability and other factors.
Assists in creating and updating lab manuals and other pertinent educational documents for laboratory teaching.
Operates and maintains a variety of technical equipment and measuring devices, including burets, volumetric glassware, Ph meters, chromatography, analytical balance, voltmeter, spectrophotometer and others; researches and advises on the selection of equipment and supplies; sets up, operates, adapts, tests, and maintains equipment; connects and interfaces computer systems and laboratory apparatus.
Prepares, troubleshoots, tests, adjusts, calibrates, and performs routine maintenance on a variety of scientific instruments, equipment and supplies; contacts external service representatives for major service or repair as needed; coordinates with vendors to perform balance calibration on lab equipment as needed.
Provides guidance on a variety of complex instruments, advanced analytical equipment, materials and supplies within chemistry labs.
Coordinates and performs special projects and programs for campus events; prepares and presents oral presentations to new and prospective college students from local feeder schools.
Maintains records and reports on laboratory materials loaned to students, instructors, and other departments; issues and maintains records on lockers.
Maintains expenditure records and provides data for budget estimates.
Maintains current knowledge of laws, policies and procedures related to laboratory protocols, objectives and priorities; develops strategies for the achievement of these goals; researches advances in technology and keep current on relevant technology changes pertaining to chemistry lab equipment and apparatus.
Performs other duties related to the primary job duties.
The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties._

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Critical Thinking

Analytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problems
Follow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing it
May detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions**
Fact Finding
Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
Uses defined investigation and i