Laboratory Support Technician

The GEL Group, Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

The GEL Group, Inc. is seeking a Laboratory Support Technician in Charleston, SC. This entry-level role involves receiving samples, inspecting containers, and ensuring proper storage and documentation in a busy laboratory setting.

You will work with a team to meet tight deadlines, following established procedures for sample receipt and handling, while maintaining accuracy and safety in a production environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Six months of shipping and receiving or related experience.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions to properly receive samples.
• Exhibits organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Receives samples from clients and inspects for proper containers, temperatures, preservatives, etc.
• Completes sample receipt forms based on method requirements and documents deviations.
• Communicate issues to Project Managers as they arise.
• Label sample containers and place in appropriate storage locations.
• Fill sample bottle requests from clients.
• Assist in subcontracting of samples to other laboratories.
• Support archiving and staging of samples.
• Demonstrate and support GEL core values.
• Conduct tasks that support other operations in the laboratory.

Skills

Shipping & receiving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate’s degree in science or laboratory field

Job description

Laboratory Support Technician

The GEL Group, Inc. Charleston, South Carolina, United States

About this position

About The GEL Group, Inc.

The GEL Group, Inc. is a family of companies built around a shared commitment to protecting our environment and natural resources. For more than four decades, we have partnered with clients across the United States and around the world to provide trusted environmental and engineering services, surveying, analytical testing, remediation support, PFAS testing, and subsurface technologies.

What sets GEL apart is the combination of advanced technology, experienced professionals, and a deep commitment to delivering defensible data on time. Across GEL Laboratories, LLC; GEL Engineering, LLC; GEL Solutions, LLC; and Cape Fear Analytical, LLC, our teams bring specialized expertise and a common purpose to every project.

At the heart of our work is GEL’s Core Purpose: To improve the quality of life for this and future generations by helping people protect and be good stewards of our environment and natural resources. That purpose guides how we serve our clients, support our communities, and approach every challenge with integrity, precision, and care.

At GEL, we are proud of our legacy, but even more focused on the impact we can make moving forward.

About The Role

• Are you eager to apply yourshipping and receiving or related experience in alaboratorysetting wherespeedand quality matter every day?
• Do you thrive onworking with a team under pressure to meet tight deadlines?
• Are you detail-oriented and motivated toinitiatecritical processesas a result ofyour work?
• Would you like to be part of a team dedicated to meeting customerrequirementsworking at one of the largest and most comprehensive single-site environmental laboratories in the country?

GEL Laboratories,LLC, an affiliate of The GEL Group, Inc., is looking for a Support Technician to join our team of professionals in our Charleston, SC office toreceivesamples from clients and inspect for proper container, temperature, preservatives, etc.This position focuses onfollowingprocedures describing how to properly receive samples from clients in support ofenvironmental compliance programs for water, soil, and hazardous waste samples.This entry-level rolenecessitatesstrong attention to detail, proven ability to work both quickly and efficiently in a warehouse atmosphere, and the ability to work within a team structure.The successful candidate will be an effective communicator,have

flexibilityto come in early, stay late, and work weekends based on shipments of samples needing to be processed, andpossessa general understanding of laboratory protocols and procedures.

What You'll Do

• Receivesamples from clients andinspectingforproper containers, temperatures, preservatives, etc.
• Completesample receipt formsbased on method requirements and documentingany deviations.
• Communicateissues to Project Managers as they arise.
• Labelsample containers andplacinginappropriate storagelocations.
• Fill sample bottle requests from clients.
• Assistinsub-contracting ofsamples to other laboratories.
• Supportarchiving andstaging ofsamples.
• Demonstrate andsupporting GELcore values.
• Conducttasksthat support other operations in thelaboratory.

Qualifications

• High School Diplomarequired.
• Sixmonths of shippingandreceivingor related experience.
• Associate’s degree(with science or laboratory course completion)preferred.
• Ability to followverbal and writteninstructionsto properly receive samples fromclients.
• Exhibits organizational skills and attention todetail.
• Mayworka Monday – Friday schedule or a Tuesday – Saturdayschedule.

What We Offer

• A commitment to safety and corporate values that promote respect, integrity, and innovation.
• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Life Insurance Plans, including Accidental and Critical Illness plans.
• Company-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
• 401k plan with employer matching.
• Paid Time Off and holidays.

Working Environment & Physical Demands

This position requires working in a busy production laboratory, safely handling and storing RAD Safety-controlled material and samples. Safety is a priority, and negligence is not tolerated. Safety equipment is provided, and use is mandatory.

The physical demands outlined in this job posting are representative of those that are required for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

• Precise hand/eye coordination and finger/hand manipulation.
• Potential exposure to chemicals and to hazardous and/or radioactive materials.
• Use of office and laboratory equipment and stamina to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.