BLS Environmental Lab Technician - Coordinator 1

LSU New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of New Orleans is seeking a Laboratory Support Technician to perform routine lab support in the Environmental Department, including logging samples in LIMS, conducting QC, and reporting results to end users.

The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining safety protocols and compliance with quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience, or 6 years of professional work experience.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
• Proficient in the use of Zoom, Teams, and Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Performs support functions in the Environmental Department for the Bureau of Lab Services (BLS).
• Logs samples in LIMS, tracks samples, enters results, and releases reports.
• Participates in quality control, proficiency testing, and QA duties.
• Reports quality failures and completes non-conformance reports with root cause analysis as needed.
• Maintains laboratory safety and proper handling of chemicals and reagents.

Skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Project management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate’s degree + 3 years experience

6 years professional experience

Tools

LIMS

Zoom

Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Department OPH-Bureau of Lab Services

Job Summary

Performs support functions in the Environmental Department for the Bureau of Lab Services (BLS) within the Office of Public Health (OPH) Maintains responsibility, when required, for acid fixing samples, checking the turbidity of samples, logging samples, making media, salinity checks and ensuring that samples meet acceptance criteria. Uses the laboratory information management system (LIMS) to log samples, track samples, enter sample results, and to release reports to Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Engineering Services or other appropriate end users. Participates in annual and quarterly quality control and proficiency testing as needed. Performs routine daily, weekly, and monthly quality control and quality assurance duties. Reports all quality failures to the laboratory supervisor, manager, and/or quality assurance officer. Completes a non-conformance report and root cause analysis for quality control failures as needed. Maintains awareness and understanding of laboratory safety and security including following good chemical and biological hygiene practices when handling samples and chemical reagents. Reports unsafe conditions to the laboratory supervisor. Performs other duties as assigned. Other tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree, or Associate’s degree plus 3 years of professional experience, or 6 years of professional work experience.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills; effective organizational and time management skills.
• Great attention to detail and follow up.
• Ability to manage projects, assignments, and competing priorities.
• Proficient in the use of Zoom, Teams, and Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel.

DESIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in biological, environmental, or chemical science.
• Advanced degree.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience working as a laboratory assistant, laboratory technical assistant, laboratory technician.
• Minimum 1 year professional experience with the laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• Valid Laboratory Technician or related license/certification.

Posting Close Date

This position will remain open until filled.

This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions at the University of New Orleans may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

The University of New Orleans is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected Veteran status, age if 40 or older, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.