Job Type
Part-time, Temporary
Description
Metro Water is seeking a seasonal part-time Lab Intern to support our Lab Department over the summer. Pay starts at a minimum of $18.00 per hour depending on experience. The position will work Monday – Thursday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. This is a temporary position on a seasonal basis and the work assigned is on an intermittent and/or irregular basis.
The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, dependable, and a good communicator. The Lab Intern will assist with accurate and timely data entry, receiving and labeling samples, and administrative tasks. This is a great opportunity for a student interested in lab work as you’ll gain hands-on experience with data handling, sample tracking, and recordkeeping.
Responsibilities:
- Receive, label, log, and prepare incoming samples according to NELAC requirements into lab database (LIMS)
- Fill out and scan legal chain of custody documents
- Print bench sheets
- Enter sample results
- Update monthly checklists
- Answer lab phone and intercom
- Scan laboratory records and file them in the appropriate locations
- Load & unload lab dishwasher
- Assist with ordering laboratory and housekeeping supplies
- Label and stock lab bottles
- Run turbidity samples for metal samples
- Preserve metal samples
- Dispose of old samples
- Follow data confidentiality and lab safety protocols
Education and Experience: High school diploma or equivalent.
Metro Water is an at-will and equal opportunity employer and gives equal consideration to all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, or any other class protected under federal, state, or local laws.