Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician

BCForward is currently looking for Laboratory Technician located at Johnston, IA 50131.

Job Title: Laboratory Technician
Job Location: Johnston, IA 50131

Duration :- 12+Months contract.
Shift: 7:30AM - 4:00PM, M-F
Pay Rate:-$21.50 an hour.


Bonus Structure:
$500 paid after 6 months, $1,000 paid after 12 months (repeats every year worker stays onsite)


Job Title: Sanitation Technician for Greenhouse

Description:
We are looking for a responsible and highly motivated Research Assistant to join the Controlled Environments (CE) Team. Our company is Made to Grow. We work hard to not only help the farmer grow but the world to be able to grow. CE is on the leading edge of this, and the green houses are an important step in the research process. Within CE, each team member has an important role, so this position is critical to keeping the research process moving forward.

Duties/Responsibilities:
* Sanitation requires a good understanding of many common tools both manual and power assisted
* Ride-on sweeper, ride-on scrubber, power washer, vacuum, and handheld blower.
* Broom, dustpan, squeegee, pliers, hammers, screwdrivers, etc.
* Basic understanding of how machines function to help with troubleshooting.
* Perform routine greenhouse sanitation tasks like discarding regulated material, destroying waste, cleaning pots/containers, cleaning, and sanitizing rooms.
* PPE/Safety are very important part of the sanitation world
* We use various cleaning products that require proper mixing and PPE to apply safely and correctly
* Lock Out Tag Out, (LOTO) is the process deenergizing working areas that are in the line of fire. Need to be able to understand and operate within our guidelines.
* Safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and even getting fit tested for dust mask. Many times, we are cleaning in dusty environments.

Job Qualifications:
* Inquisitive; Not be afraid to ask questions. It is better to ask upfront than make a mistake. We are part of a group that is constantly changing and is under many regulations and procedures.
* Detail oriented is an important trait to have because some of the tasks that sanitation carries out require a keen sense of your surroundings as well as the ability to follow distinct instructions.
* Hard worker; CE depends on us to get many tasks done before we can move into the next experiment. We have thousands of visitors each year and how the GH looks is very important to leadership.
* Communication is the most important thing we do. It connects everything we do. We are going in areas and performing tasks that make good communication essential.
* Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs., twist, pinch, grab, and able to be on their feet for long periods of time.
* Must be able to tolerate hours of repetitive work in a warm, humid greenhouse with pollen present year-round.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 222642 when responding to this ad.

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