Principal Laboratory Mechanician - Head & Neck Surgery (Part-Time, Limited)

The Principal Laboratory Mechanician will work under the direction
of the laboratory and office managers and will be responsible for the overall
maintenance and repair of laboratory and office equipment. This role involves
mechanical work including the design, fabrication, assembly, modification,
maintenance, and repair of specialized equipment and precision instruments of
various types. Duties include, but are not limited to, servicing incubators,
biosafety hoods, fax machines, copiers, autoclave ovens, distilled water
machines, centrifuges, vacuum pumps, and electric pipet aids.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Conducting
  regular inventory of all lab equipment and scheduling routine preventative
  maintenance.
• Maintaining
  detailed reports of maintenance activities.
• Keeping
  records of all Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) and Fire Department
  inspections.
• Performing
  daily inventory checks of laboratory supplies such as pipettes, flasks,
  filters, and waste bins, and ordering replacements as needed.
• Assisting
  the laboratory manager with daily disposal of biohazard waste in
  compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Storing
  incoming lab shipments appropriately, including temperature-sensitive
  items.
• Receiving
  and verifying laboratory and office orders for accuracy.
• Stocking
  and distributing supplies for both laboratory and administrative offices.
• Handling
  mail pickup and delivery between Santa Monica and various UCLA campus
  locations.
• Screening
  and directing incoming calls via the laboratory's main phone lines.
• Preparing
  order forms for office and laboratory needs.
• Checking
  deliveries against packing slips and purchase orders to confirm receipt of
  all items and following up on back orders or discrepancies.
• Maintaining
  office files and databases.

This is a part-time, limited, 12-month position that may convert to
career.

Hourly Pay Range: $40.15 - $48.41

Required:

• High School Diploma
• Skill and knowledge of
  various laboratory equipment eg: CO2 incubators, Z1machine, biosafety cabinet, -80
  etc. Capable of repairing it.
• Construction knowledge
  to be able to properly mount and install equipment in compliance w/ safety
  regulation.
• Ability in maintaining
  proper usage of laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of
  Biohazardous materials and their disposal methods.
• Organizational skills to
  stock laboratory and office supplies to perform inventory.
• Knowledge of the
  ordering system to call in orders to vendors and reconciling shipments and
  PO's.
• Supervisor/teach lab
  technicians and lab assistants how to properly use lab equipment, such as sterilizing
  the incubators before usage, change CO2 cylinders when low, use the CO2 gas
  measurement machine.
• Able to quickly learn
  how to use and adapt to new lab equipment.
• Acquired necessary UCLA
  EH&S safety training: biohazardous waste, BSL2+, Biological Safety Cabinet,
  etc.