LabAssistant - Microbiology - Short term Temporary

As a short term 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?     

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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:      

• Currently our greatest need is in our MicrobiologyDepartment.  

• You might be unbagging, sorting, tagging, or moving clinical samples around the laboratory.    

• 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

• This is a short term temporary position where you will be working 40 hours / week until the end of November.

• Schedule: Tues - Fri 10: am - 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, and Sat 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

• 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

• You are reliable and flexible – attendance is an essential function of the position.    

• Data entry skills are a big plus.  

• A willingness to work with and around veterinary samples, including blood, urine, fecals 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 initiative and follow through with