Laboratory Worker

Find Your Future With Us at USDA – Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Job Summary In this position you will use a computerized system for inventory control and provide cleaning and decontamination support through routine housekeeping tasks and manual labor for various levels of Bio-Safety Level laboratories, Biologics Development Module, and other office and administrative areas at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). Qualifications To qualify, you must show you have had training and experience of sufficient scope and quality to provide you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Your answers to the vacancy specific questions must be supported by the work experience in your resume. For example, if you respond in the affirmative when questioned whether you have experience using and disposing of disinfectants and/or other hazardous chemicals according to established procedures and applicable regulation, your resume must include this experience, mindful that experience may not be inferred by job title alone. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties The duties may include, but are not limited to:Adheres to clean/dirty workflows in a scientific environment, ensuring no cross contamination or breech of containment procedures.Performs lab and containment lunchroom cleaning and decontamination tasks.Transports biohazardous waste, glassware, and laundry from autoclaves to designated location.Cleans, decontaminates, and deodorizes waste containers and carts, lifting and carrying 20-30 pounds of waste.Maintains all restroom supplies such as, toilet paper, paper towels, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc. in the restrooms, locker rooms and laboratory spaces.Mixes or blends routine cleaning solutions to proper concentration for decontamination process.Ensures that correct quantities of scrubs, towels, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and general biological laboratory use items.Assists in the tracking and stocking supplies used in the laboratories.Provides general laboratory support for NBAF’s Biosafety Level (BSL)-2, BSL-3E and Ag, BSL-4, and Biotechnology Development Module (BDM). Position Start Date: 09/10/2026 Position Close Date: 09/16/2026 Salary Offered: 20.67 - 24.11 USD Per Hour You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. We operate in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Join our team! To learn more about what it's like to work at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, what the agency does, and the types of careers, please visit the APHIS careers site. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. For details click: APHIS Emergency Response Please see the full announcement on USAJobs by clicking on the APPLY button!