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Safety Technician
Agricultural Research Service · Posted 73 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, National Biological and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS. In this position, you will perform different operational biosafety activities ensuring biocontainment laboratory facilities and equipment are in compliance with applicable biosafety regulations, industry standards, institutional policy and accepted best practices.
What You'll Do
- →Participates in the operational and preventive maintenance programs to coincide with biocontainment requirements, biorisk and occupational health and safety, environmental regulations, and operational procedures.
- →Conducts gaseous (or alternative) sterilization/decontamination of contaminated equipment or biocontainment facilities.
- →Monitors environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature and makes adjustments to enhance sterilization/decontamination efficacy.
- →Conducts biological monitoring and assays results as a quality control measure to determine effectiveness of sterilization or decontamination procedures.
- →Uses equipment, pre and post calibrates of this equipment, analyzes and interprets results obtained, and records and reports data collected.
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.
- ✓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/.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable.
- ✓During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Motor Vehicle or Commercial Driver's License Required.
- ✓Drug Test Required.
- ✓Special Physical Requirements/Demands.
- ✓Special Agency Check (SAC) and limited background investigation required for Research Leader positions.
- ✓Tier 3 clearance required for positions working with BSL-3 (or higher) agents, or in BSL3/BSL-4 facilities.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 87d93bd2-6e80-46f5-9bfc-28a69285cffd
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