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.