Lab Assistant - Washington, United States - DCM Inc

DCM Inc

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

The hours of this position is M-F: 9am-5:30pm
We are a high-quality medical cannabis manufacturer seeking motivated and accountable team players to join our production team

Lab Assistant

Our Lab Assistant is primarily responsible for assisting with the day-to-day laboratory production activities, which include but is not limited to distillation and extraction tasks, infused concentrate formulation and dispensing, edible base formulation, and HPLC and GCMS testing at the direction of the Assistant General Manager.

The Lab Assistant will be responsible for maintaining adequate operational procedures and contributing in a support role to ensuring seamless lab operation and increased efficiency.

Your role in caring for our plants:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Daily product preparation including preparing equipment and plant materials for extraction
Consistently monitors active equipment, performs minor repairs, and reports equipment irregularities to Assistant General Manager
Operates machinery in accordance with all operational and safety guidelines
Takes instruction and helps on all tasks assigned by Assistant General Manager
Assists with ethanol, butane and solventless extraction
Assists with potency and terpene testing using HPLC and GCMS machines
Assists with infused concentrate formulation and dispensing
Assists with infused edible base formulation
Accurately performs tasks related to weighing, liquid handling, and pipetting
Cleans and maintains laboratory, glassware, and other equipment
General manual labor tasks including loading, unloading, lifting, and moving materials
Assists in the disposal of waste according to established guidelines
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications we ask you to have:

For legal reasons, all employees need to be at least 21 years of age.
You will be asked to pass a Federal and State criminal history background check.
We ask that you have at least a high school degree.
We ask that you have basic computer skills.
General lab experience preferred
Pipetting experience preferred.

Additional skills which will help you excel in your role:

Desire and ability to work as a member of a team.
Please have personal accountability, proactive behaviors, and strong attention to detail.
Ability and willingness to ensure all tasks are performed correctly, efficiently, and effectively.
Excellent observational skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to remain calm in highpressure situations.
Compliance with all HR policies including confidentiality and nondisclosure.
Comply with all HR policies including confidentiality and nondisclosure.
Ability to work at a fast pace in a high production environment
Ability to maintain respectful, open communication with the management team and other coworkers.

This is not your average desk job Please make sure you are willing and able to perform the following:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

This position requires an inordinate amount of sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, twisting and reaching in full range of motion to complete physical tasks
You will be asked to carry/lift loads of up to 50lbs, often times repeatedly, throughout the day.
This position requires standing, stooping, squatting, or crouching for more than 4 hours sequentially.
This position requires the extended and repetitive use of arms, hands and fingers to cut and manipulate small objects.
As this position will mainly be working in the greenhouse, we ask that you be willing and able to work in an environment with high light and heat levels.

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