Operations Technician I

Biological Lab Technician

SRG offers flexible staffing solutions with a national presence. We provide contract, contract-to-hire, direct hire, and executive search services. SRG utilizes an innovative approach to identify and qualify talent that is unique to the Staffing industry, featuring a cutting-edge platform that allows us to match professionals rapidly and precisely to client requirements. We have a proprietary database of over one million candidates and maintain continuous contact with our qualified talent.

Title: Lab Technician-Biological
Location: Salisbury, MD
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Shift Hours: 8am - 5pm - Mon - Fri
Salary: $14.50/hr
Employment Type: 6-month Contract (Benefits Available)

Environment: A global leader and trusted supplier in the pharma, biotech and specialty ingredients markets. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the company is focused on advanced manufacturing, high-quality control systems, regulatory expertise, and research and development (R&D) capabilities. The company's products and services include active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), stem cell therapies, drinking water sanitizers, vitamin B compounds, organic personal care ingredients, industrial preservatives, and microbial control solution to combat viruses, bacteria and other dangerous pathogens.

Primary Role Responsibilities:

• Assist with the horseshoe crab blood collection process per approved SOP's; Includes setting-up and preparing the collection area, cleaning, and preparing crabs, aseptically collecting blood, and cleaning and disinfecting the area at the end of the day.
• Assist in crab blood processing per approved SOP's; Includes all Processing lab assignments - centrifuging, pipetting, sonication, solution preparation, and cleaning and disinfecting the area at the end of the day.
• Aseptically handle filled and unfilled collection bottles in and out of bio-safety cabinets (hoods).
• Timely and accurate completion of all required paperwork entries per SOP's.
• Clean and maintain production equipment.
• Tag crabs with US Fish & Wildlife tags.

Skill and/or Education Requirements:

• BS in Life Sciences or equivalent is desirable or AA in Biological Sciences and 1-2 years' experience in a production environment or HS and 3-5 years' experience in a production environment.
• Able to follow written procedures and carry out those procedures to completeness.
• Organization skills, time management skills, excellent attendance.
• Written and oral communication skills.
• Teamwork - willing to work closely with others to meet departmental objectives.
• Math skills and computer skills.

Working Conditions:

• Working conditions vary from laboratory environment to crab holding areas.
• Some overtime work will be required.
• May require long periods of standing, heavy lifting, (up to 50 lbs), repetitive motions and chemical hazards.
• Daily cleaning with strong disinfectant solutions is required. Persons with sensitivity or allergies to
• Cleaning and disinfecting solutions should not apply.

EOE/ADA

Recent Scientific Grads Encouraged to Apply!

Job Requirements:

• Resolve systems and network related issues
• Identify network versus headend issues
• Operate enterprise monitoring systems including, network, security and performance monitoring systems
• Provide technical support for operations environment
• Open and work network cases
• Provide testing and implementation support of new software releases for deployed network equipment
• Assist, report, or resolve system related or network issues
• Troubleshoot a variety of information and network systems
• Use software and hardware tools to identify and diagnose network status and problems; conduct complex network monitoring equipment installation and maintenance activities
• Assist with monitoring, overflow
• Answering basic questions on common network related issues
• Assist in network support, maintenance, and upgrade projects
• Create and maintain network documentation
• Troubleshoot/isolate network issues and coordinate problem resolution
• Perform basic system operations tasks of monitoring and resolving schedule and job issues as occur as well as server and network monitoring tasks
• Maintain, upgrades or replace hardware and software systems
• Install hardware associated with powering up equipment
• Provide 24/7/365 network and system support and monitoring the data center
• Use troubleshooting skills to resolve both routine and complex network, computer hardware, and connectivity issues
• Assisting with the day to day maintenance and operations of a data center