Laboratory Technician Senior - 2 Positions

CGCC Description

Chandler-Gilbert Community College (CGCC) is a renowned institution located in Chandler, Arizona, offering higher education programs at four locations in the Southeast Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The college provides degrees, certificates, university transfer pathways, workforce development programs, and continuing education opportunities across various fields of study. Dedicated to serving the local community, CGCC supports students in achieving their academic, professional, and personal goals. For more information, visit www.cgc.edu.

Role Description

This position is responsible for the organization and preparation of complex lab equipment and materials for laboratory experiments primarily in the instructional areas of general biology, environmental biology, anatomy and physiology, and microbiology. This position assists in providing supervision to part-time workers and work study. This position will communicate effectively with instructors, vendors, coworkers, and other campus departments. The Lab Tech Sr. will work with a various population of faculty, staff and students in multiple labs at multiple locations.

Essential Functions

40% - Prepare, organize, and set up complex lab equipment, supplies, solutions, for student lab exercises; replenish, clean, and store lab materials; clean labs and properly dispose of lab materials, chemicals, cultures, supplies, equipment and waste products.

20% - Maintain and repair equipment; maintain inventory of supplies and materials, including purchasing. Perform preventative maintenance. Care for plants, animals, and preserved specimens as needed. Research sources of supply by contacting science lab vendors. Receive deliveries of supplies and equipment.

15% - Lead other lab support staff including a part-time lab staff by providing work directions.

10% - Maintain a safe lab environment by following safety regulations and recommended practices; remain up-to-date on training.

10% - Interact with faculty and staff to optimize lab operations.

5% - Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution and two (2) full-time equivalent years of experience such as providing assistance to students in an instructional setting; and/or preparing, maintaining and delivering equipment, supplies or other related instructional materials used for laboratory activities in area of assignment.

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in the biological sciences or related field. 
2. Two (2) years of academic or industrial laboratory experience, including the knowledge and practice of safe handling and storage of hazardous chemicals, adherence to basic lab safety procedures, equipment, and safety regulations.
3. Experience in biology laboratory operations, including their preparation, particularly in the context of a teaching lab.
4. Experience in the preparation, maintenance, and proper disposal of microbial cultures.
5. Experience in directing the work of others and/or monitoring entry level workers in a science-related area.
6. Experience following detailed laboratory procedures and using precise methodologies.
7. One year of relevant full-time MCCCD experience during the previous two years.