Laboratory Technician

Provides glassware by ordering, receiving, and inventorying glassware. Keeps laboratory supplies ready by inventorying stock; placing orders; verifying receipt. Keeps equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs. Documents information by maintaining daily logs and equipment record books. Resolves problems by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps. Completes projects by assisting project team; attending and participating in group and project meetings. Compassion: Empathy is necessary when working closely with patients who might be in pain or under emotional duress. Attention to Detail: Performing tests requires exact measurements and a good eye for detail, or the results could be false. Dexterity: Lab techs work with their hands and will need dexterity to work with small vials, test tubes, and delicate lab equipment. Stamina: Lab technicians work long days on their feet, sometimes hunched over a workstation for long periods of time. Technical Skill: Lab techs need to understand complex lab machinery and computer programs used to conduct tests. (Funded by the European Union)