Full-Time
Scientific Laboratory Support Technician
KMRG
Federal professional and technology services
Compensation Overview
$30.08 - $35.17/hr
Denver, CO, USA
In Person
The position is onsite in Denver, Colorado.
Category
 Lab & Research (1) |
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Required Skills
Blender
Requirements
- A high school diploma or GED is required.
- At least 6 months of experience is required in a laboratory, industrial, custodial, manufacturing, food-processing, or similarly structured work environment.
- Ability to follow written procedures, safety protocols, and detailed instructions.
- Basic familiarity with cleaning, sanitizing, or handling laboratory glassware.
- Ability to use simple measuring, monitoring, or recording tools.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and complete required checklists.
- Ability to work independently after receiving required training.
- Ability to communicate problems, unsafe conditions, and unusual findings promptly.
- Applicants must complete a favorably adjudicated Tier 2 background investigation and may be required to complete fingerprinting, electronic background-investigation forms, and credentialing.
- Foreign-national applicants must meet applicable federal residency requirements for credentialing.
Responsibilities
- Weigh, measure, mix, and prepare laboratory media, solutions, reagents, and standards.
- Adjust pH and heat prepared solutions as directed by laboratory procedures.
- Transfer prepared materials between containers and laboratory equipment.
- Label media, solutions, reagents, and standards accurately.
- Follow laboratory quality procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Handle chemical additives using required safety precautions.
- Prepare materials for sterilization and laboratory use.
- Load and operate autoclaves according to established procedures.
- Sterilize prepared media, laboratory containers, and waste materials.
- Remove sterilized items and transfer them to the appropriate use, storage, or disposal area.
- Maintain accurate sterilization and equipment-use records when required.
- Assist with aseptic and non-aseptic preparation of laboratory samples.
- Remove required amounts of material from items being analyzed and place prepared samples into appropriate containers.
- Work with frozen, refrigerated, and room-temperature samples.
- Use laboratory tools such as knives, chisels, hammers, forceps, spoons, and forks.
- Operate food processors, blenders, homogenizers, grinders, and similar equipment.
- Prepare samples in bags, jars, jugs, flasks, beakers, vials, tubes, and other approved containers.
- Follow sample-handling procedures designed to prevent contamination or loss.
- Wash laboratory glassware manually and using automatic dishwashing equipment.
- Empty, scrub, rinse, dry, sterilize, and store laboratory containers.
- Handle flasks, tubes, jars, bottles, Petri plates, and other laboratory materials.
- Transfer laboratory items between washing, drying, sterilization, use, and storage areas.
- Inspect washed items for cleanliness and readiness for reuse.
- Maintain orderly glassware and supply-storage areas.
- Collect contaminated, dirty, and used laboratory materials from designated collection areas.
- Safely transfer waste to decontamination or disposal areas.
- Separate materials for sterilization, reuse, storage, or disposal.
- Follow laboratory procedures for biological, chemical, and general waste.
- Use required personal protective equipment when handling waste.
- Report spills, damaged containers, or unsafe conditions promptly.
- Maintain the cleanliness of laboratory work areas.
- Clean and organize counters, work surfaces, equipment areas, and support spaces.
- Help keep laboratory pathways and workstations free from hazards.
- Replenish cleaning materials and supplies as needed.
- Follow contamination-control and sanitation procedures.
- Support a safe, organized, and inspection-ready laboratory environment.
- Complete routine checks of laboratory eyewash and emergency shower stations.
- Document daily and weekly safety inspections.
- Identify and report damaged, blocked, or malfunctioning safety equipment.
- Follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and Food and Drug Administration safety procedures.
- Wear and maintain required personal protective equipment.
- Report workplace incidents, injuries, unsafe conditions, and near misses promptly.
- Participate in required laboratory and safety training.
- Place temperature sensors in refrigerators, freezers, ovens, and other temperature-controlled equipment.
- Collect temperature data for the required monitoring period.
- Retrieve electronic or printed temperature records.
- Compare results against established acceptance criteria.
- Help compile temperature-mapping reports.
- Identify and report readings that fall outside approved ranges.
- Maintain equipment-verification logs and monitoring records.
- Perform daily and weekly checks of deionized-water systems.
- Read water-quality meters, tank levels, pressure gauges, and indicator lights.
- Check ultraviolet lamps and deionized-water tanks.
- Inspect brine tanks for water and salt levels.
- Add salt pellets and water when directed.
- Perform residual-chlorine color tests.
- Record results on quality-assurance sheets or laboratory logbooks.
- Notify laboratory personnel of irregular readings or system problems.
- Complete assigned logs, checklists, and monitoring records accurately.
- Maintain inventory, equipment-verification, and waste-management documentation.
- Report incomplete work, equipment problems, supply shortages, and safety concerns.
- Support quality-control reviews of completed work.
- Correct identified documentation or procedural issues promptly.
- Protect Government information, equipment, and laboratory materials.
KMRG is a federal-services company that hires professionals to support U.S. government agencies. Its contract roles span legal and litigation support, human resources, finance, travel administration, and information technology. Teams provide agency-specific operational support for customers including the Department of Justice and other federal organizations. The evidence places KMRG in U.S. federal professional services rather than similarly named firms, with employer-branded vacancies consistently identifying agency customers, contract functions, work locations, and role-specific operational responsibilities.
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