Laboratory Assistant Early Mornings-TEMP POSITION

As a temporary Laboratory Assistant at IDEXX, you will be assisting with some of the many tasks vital to the running of our network of Reference Labs. We receive thousands of clinical samples (blood, urine, fecal samples) every day from Veterinary Clinics, and we run tests on those samples to help veterinarians identify what might be wrong with someone's pet.   In this role, you will be helping to sort, tag, and prepare veterinary samples for testing.  Every sample you help to move along quickly and accurately in the process means we are one step closer to finding out how or why the pet might be sick.  Thanks to you, someone's very beloved pet will get the treatment plan they need - how great is that?    

Want to learn more about temp positions in our Parasitology Department? Check out what our employees have to say: 

• Why Parasitology is Important to IDEXX with Ashley Lemley, Labs Manager

• What You Need to Succeed in Parasitology with Timothy Ives, Lab Supervisor
• The Best Part About Working in Parasitology - Stephanie McAdam, Medical Laboratory Technician

Want to see more videos about working in our lab? Check out these videos:

• https://vimeo.com/idexxcareers

IDEXX Reference Laboratories are a global network united by a shared commitment to enhancing pet care where the true strength in our name is the people behind it. Our reference laboratories make it possible for our customers to discover more with our unrelenting commitment to innovation, personalized support, guidance, and expertise, while providing the most complete and advanced menu of diagnostic tests along with technology and tools.   

In This Role:  

In this role, you'll be assisting with the process of preparing the samples and getting them ready to go under the microscope for analysis. You might be picking up the samples from Sample Management, racking up samples, adding liquid chemicals, restocking, treating samples, or moving those samples along in the process. Successful candidates in this role are happy with repetitive work processes, are able to follow SOP's, are excited about a job that is fast-paced, science-based and always busy, working towards TAT each morning.

Responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:   

• You might be racking up samples, adding liquid chemicals, restocking, treating samples, or moving those samples along in the process
• You may be restocking supplies, such as chemicals or slide trays.   
• You could be helping to load analyzers with slides of samples. 
• You might be assisting with inventory counts.   
• You will be asked to help in out many ways – and your help is needed!   

Pay & Schedule:  

• Hourly rates targeting: $ 23 / HR
• This is a temporary position
• Schedule will be: Tuesday-Saturday
• Hours will be early mornings starting at 4am-12:30pm
• Sometimes during our busy season, we ask workers if they would be able to work overtime, and stay until the work is complete. 
• The shifts and hours may vary slightly depending on business needs. 
• Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position. 

What You Will Need to Succeed:   

• You are able and willing to work the schedule above on the day shift.
• You are reliable and flexible – attendance is an essential function of the position.   
• A willingness to work with and around veterinary samples, including blood, urine, fecal, and biopsies. 
• You are excited to work in a fast-paced, high volume busy work environment. You are able to sit or stand for long periods of time; you do not mind being on your feet and moving throughout the night as needed. 
• You can read and interpret documents such as safety rules, standard operating procedures (SOPs), material safety data sheets (MSDSs), operating and maintenance instructions, government rules, and technical procedures.    
• You must have a demonstrated ability to prioritize and multi-task.    
• You possess strong initia