The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology is seeking to hire a technical specialist to provide support to the Undergraduate teaching and research laboratory. The individual will be supporting on receiving store for the school. The individual will be also supporting maker’s lab in mechanical prototype design and fabrication. The individual will be assisting lab waste disposal, general maintenance and safety of lab and inventory management.
Responsibilities
Operation and maintenance of mechanical fabrication machine and other equipment.
- Taking proactive approach in understanding the students’ projects, and providing assistance, solution and troubleshooting
- Proposing and sourcing suitable mechanical machine and materials for the mechanical workshop
- Develop troubleshooting guide
- Develop user guide
- Provide hands-on training to end user
Manage and support other undergraduate lab e.g. Maker’s lab, fluid mechanics lab
- Design and prepare the mechanical parts, adaptors, connectors and tools for the process
- Preparing materials required for the lab before the class begins
- Providing technical assistance during lab sessions
- Conduct lab housekeeping
Goods Receiving and Inventory Management
- Provide analysis of the inventory for purchasing and budget projection
- Ensure inventories are properly kept e.g. items that are temperature sensitive to be kept in the freezer
- Ensure proper inventory management by updating inventory record once consumables, apparatus and solvents are received or distributed to users
- Receive goods from various deliveries and dispense goods to end user in a timely manner
- Timely purchase of inventories
- Maintain the housekeeping of the store
Proper and timely disposal of lab waste
- Handle and coordinate the different waste (e.g. chemical, biological, food) from various teaching and research lab for disposal
- Liaise with appointed waste collector vendor to dispose waste on timely manner
- Submission of the waste disposal list to NEA on a timely manner
- Maintain good housekeeping for the waste collection room
Maintenance of Lab, Safety and Exit Clearance
- Conduct regular lab inspections to ensure safety protocol is followed by users
- Assist in lab clearance ensuring controlled chemicals and reagents are returned as well as the general maintenance of the lab
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the reporting officer and school management.
Requirements
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree in science or engineering areas
- Adequate practical hands-on skills to handle lab scientific equipment operation and troubleshooting
- More than 2 years’ relevant experience in academic, research or industrial sector
- High level of safety awareness
- Able to work independently and effectively under pressure and fast paced environment
- Ability to multi-task
- Good situational awareness
- Effective communication
- Team player and good time management skills
- Self-discipline
- Positive attitude and hard-working
- Takes ownership
- Self-motivated and proactive
The School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology seeks a diverse and inclusive workforce and is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all and recruit on the basis of merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status and family responsibilities, or disability.
