Supply Technician

Talentify; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

FSIS seeks a Laboratory Sample Handler in the Athens, GA area to manage receipt, identification, preparation, distribution, and storage of various samples. The role ensures proper handling, legal integrity, and ISO 17025 compliance across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities include inventory management, shipping logistics, documentation in LIMS, forklift operation, and adherence to safety and environmental directives. Federal employment requirements apply.

Qualifications

• You must be a US citizen or US national.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• One-year probationary period unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit required by Federal law.
• Pass E-Verify employment verification check.
• Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) may be required prior to appointment.

Responsibilities

• Receive, identify, prepare, distribute, and store monitoring, surveillance, special agent and compliance investigative samples.
• Ensure proper handling and storage of incoming/reserve samples and preserve their legal integrity.
• Distribute target tissues to the appropriate laboratory sections and manage samples designated for multiple disciplines.
• Maintain sufficient inventory and distribute shipping supplies and sampling kits for FSIS sampling programs and special programs.
• Ensure all work complies with ISO 17025 requirements.
• Prepare sample boxes for return to inspectors and label boxes accordingly.
• Receive/deliver laboratory supplies, equipment, furniture, and chemicals purchased by the laboratory.
• Process related documentation and enter items in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Maintain forklift certification and knowledge of warehouse safety, DOT regulations, and hazardous waste rules.
• Determine which samples require chain of custody for legal evidence and maintain required documentation.
• Keep up-to-date with directives and safety/environmental regulations.

Job description

These positions are assigned to the Eastern, Midwestern, and Western Laboratories, which are multidisciplinary laboratories under the Office of Public Health Science (OPHS), Laboratory Regulatory Operations (LRO). OPHS develops (collects, analyzes, and reports) scientific information related to meat, poultry, and egg products, from their production to consumption and uses that information to assess potential human health risks throughout the farm-to-table continuum.

Duties

• Responsible for the receipt, identification, preparation, distribution, and storage of all types of monitoring, surveillance, special agent and compliance investigative samples.
• Ensures the proper handling and storage of incoming/reserve samples and ensures the legal integrity of those samples.
• Assures the correct target tissues are distributed to the appropriate laboratory sections and maintains control of samples designated for multiple disciplines.
• Maintains sufficient inventory and distributes all shipping supplies and sampling kits for FSIS sampling programs and special programs, upon request.
• Ensures all work adheres and meets the requirements under International Organization for Standardization 17025 (ISO 17025).
• Prepares sample boxes for return to inspectors. Cleans or recovers overwraps, restocks appropriate supplies, and affixes project-specific labels to boxes.
• Receives/delivers all laboratory supplies, equipment, furniture, and chemicals purchased by the laboratory.
• Processes related documentation, inputs items in laboratory inventory database, and obtains certificates of analysis.
• Maintains contract carrier’s (e.g., Federal Express, UPS) shipping database.
• Provides input to the Lead Supply and Sample Handling Specialist before the start of new projects to ensure timely and proper shipment of sampling supplies.
• Enters information relative to the receipt and shipment of supplies and reagents into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
• Maintains forklift certification, knowledge of warehouse safety rules, Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, and regulations governing hazardous waste.
• Determines which samples involve chain of custody requirements for legal samples to be used as evidence and maintains required documentation.
• Maintains knowledge of directives, memos, work instructions, rules, and regulations to monitor safety, health, and the environment of surrounding areas.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• False statements or responses on a resume or application can jeopardize employment and may be grounds for disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.
• If you are selected, you may need to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) prior to being appointed to determine suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background investigation.