Technician, Lab-Chemistry

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Technician, Lab-Chemistry

Job Description Summary:

To prepare, set-up and issue materials and equipment for use in student laboratory demonstrations, experiments, exercises and exams; assists in the operation and maintenance of instructional labs; participates in the planning and implement of lab exercises and experiments; assists instructors with the development/improvement of laboratory exercises.
 

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Prepare, assist in developing, perform set-up and clean-up of instructional labs; may include assisting the faculty and students during lab experiments, exercises and exams.*

• Performs annual inventory of all lab chemicals and maintains current list of stored chemicals for labs in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations; provides SDSs information for each instructional lab demonstration, experience, exercise and exam.*

• Maintains a working knowledge of a variety of laboratory equipment and demonstrates the safe and proper use/disposal of equipment including hazardous or biohazardous materials.

• Prepares, tests, adjusts, modifies, performs routine maintenance on, calibrates a variety of technical laboratory equipment, trouble-shoots equipment and makes minor repairs and/or arranges for service repair.*

• Ensures lab safety and respond to laboratory emergencies. Maintain working knowledge of health and safety procedures/regulations including but not limited to first aid and CPR.*

• Purchases lab and office supplies; track supply budget; obtain approvals for purchases following established department and college processes.*

• Collaborates with faculty and supervisors on the development of lab schedules, procedures, and documents lab procedures.*

• Ensures EHS compliance in the laboratory through proper labeling and storage of equipment and hazardous materials.

• Partners with ACC EHS Department to ensure policies and procedures are followed for safe handling of hazardous and biohazardous materials.

• May oversee the work of hourly employees.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of laboratory safety practices.

• Knowledge of Hazardous Waste storage and disposal regulations.

• Knowledge of discipline related technical equipment.

• Knowledge of basic discipline related equipment technical support.

• Knowledge of instructional lab best practices.

• Safely handling, using, storing, sterilizing, and disposing of hazardous materials and/or infectious agents.

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