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Lead Lab Support Specialist - First Shift

Thermo Fisher Scientific · Boston, MA · 1 mo ago
On-siteResearch$25.6–$33.7/hrFull-time
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for headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We have: - Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) -> schedule info. - Environmental Conditions: list of conditions. - Pay: $33.20/hr (also compensation range later) - About the role: description paragraphs. - Responsibilities: list of duties. - Requirements: education, experience, etc. - Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements? We need to decide. - Skills: knowledge, skills, abilities. - Benefits: list of benefits. - Pay: we already have pay; also compensation range later. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info. So include schedule, environmental conditions, pay, about the role, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications (maybe combine with requirements?), skills, benefits. We need to decide headings: Use

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    for prose. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. Let's extract content: From posting: - Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) - Environmental Conditions: Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Laboratory Setting, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Strong Odors (chemical, lubricants, biological products etc.), Will work with hazardous/toxic materials - Pay: $33.20/hr - About the role: "When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world. Discover Impactful Work: Join our dedicated team in Unity Lab Services as a Lab Support Specialist, where we provide seamless support tailored to our customers' unique needs. We’re seeking an organized individual to handle lab support operations, including glasswash, garment management, and gas/dry ice management. You'll be the primary point of contact for lab personnel, ensuring compliance and efficiency in all support activities." - A day in the Life: list of duties: - Perform labware operations, including precision cleaning, inventory management, quality control, and autoclave sterilization. - Handle gas cylinder orders, manage gas meters, and safely handle HAZMAT materials. - Collect and restock labware/materials, ensuring consistent supply and safe storage of dry ice, garments, and gas. - Partner with clients to understand and meet their labware and material needs. - Follow procedures outlined by Best Practices, SOPs, and Work Instructions. - Maintain accurate inventory records, fulfill contractual obligations, and assist in supervising business metrics. - Perform other duties as assigned by management. - Keys to Success: Education High school diploma or equivalent required. Experience 3+ years experience with material handling required. Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience required Proven record of leading and mentoring teams, formally or informally - Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams). Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a safety-first approach. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Ability to work independently and delegate tasks to others. - Physical Requirements / Work Environment: The role primarily involves working independently at customer sites, which may include areas with chemical-based allergens like penicillin and tetracycline. Personal protective equipment, such as lab coats, coveralls, facemasks, and steel-toe shoes, is often required. The position requires regular lifting of 30-40 lbs (up to 50 lbs occasionally) and using equipment like pushcarts and forklifts to move up to 100 lbs. Standing, walking, reaching, and bending are frequent activities, sometimes in varied temperature environments. Overtime work may also be necessary. As a condition of your employment with Thermo Fisher Scientific, you must successfully complete and satisfy Thermo Fisher’s pre-employment screening (including background check and drug test) and any customer-mandated screening, credentialing, or badging requirements. Customer requirements may differ from or exceed Thermo Fisher’s criteria. - Benefits: "We offer comprehensive healthcare, paid Holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation! Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued." - Compensation And Benefits: "The hourly pay range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $25.60–$33.70. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes: A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards" We need to avoid duplication: The Benefits section earlier mentions comprehensive healthcare, paid Holidays, tuition reimbursement, etc. The later Compensation And Benefits gives more detail. We should combine into a Benefits section with all details, but avoid repeating same info. We'll include a Benefits

      with items: comprehensive healthcare, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, etc. Also include the detailed list from Compensation And Benefits: choice of national medical/dental/vision plans, health incentive programs, employee assistance/family support programs (commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement), at least 120 hours PTO, 10 paid holidays, paid parental leave (3 weeks bonding, 8 weeks caregiver), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement savings (401(k)), ESPP. Also mention innovative culture etc maybe as prose. We must not include application instructions or EEO etc. Also remove duplicated lines like "We offer comprehensive healthcare, paid Holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a range of employee benefits." We'll keep but not duplicate. Now schedule: "Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri)" maybe also mention overtime may be necessary (from Physical Requirements). We'll include schedule section with that. Environmental Conditions: list items. Pay: we have specific $33.20/hr and also range $25.60–$33.70. We'll include both maybe as prose: "Pay: $33.20/hr (estimated hourly pay range $25.60–$33.70)". Or separate. Now structure:

      About the role

      ... paragraphs ...

      Responsibilities

      • ... each duty ...

      Requirements

      • High school diploma or equivalent required.
      • 3+ years experience with material handling required.
      • Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience required.
      • Proven record of leading and mentoring teams, formally or informally.
      Maybe also include physical requirements? Could be part of Requirements or separate section "Physical Requirements". But we have heading for Schedule, Pay, Benefits, maybe also "Work Environment". However instructions only list specific headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. They didn't list Work Environment or Physical Requirements. So we need to fit that info into existing sections. Physical requirements could go under Requirements or maybe Skills? Probably Requirements includes education, experience, physical? But we can include physical requirements as part of Requirements list. However they'd be more like "Physical Requirements / Work Environment". Could be placed under Requirements as bullet items. Skills: knowledge, skills, abilities list. Qualifications: maybe we could combine with Requirements? But we need to decide if we have separate content for Qualifications. The posting has "Keys to Success: Education ... Experience ... Good x Practice ... Proven record..." That's more like qualifications. Then "Knowledge, Skills, Abilities" is skills. So we can treat "Keys to Success" as Qualifications. And "Knowledge, Skills, Abilities" as Skills. Thus:

      Qualifications

      • High school diploma or equivalent required.
      • 3+ years experience with material handling required.
      • Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience required.
      • Proven record of leading and mentoring teams, formally or informally.

      Skills

      • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications (Excel, Outlook, Teams).
      • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and a safety-first approach.
      • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
      • Ability to work independently and delegate tasks to others.
      Now Physical Requirements / Work Environment could be placed under Requirements? But we already used Requirements for qualifications. Maybe we can add a section "Work Environment" but not allowed headings. Could incorporate into Responsibilities? Not ideal. Could add to Requirements as extra bullets: "Regular lifting of 30-40 lbs (up to 50 lbs occasionally); use of pushcarts and forklifts to move up to 100 lbs; standing, walking, reaching, bending frequent; work in varied temperature environments; overtime may be necessary; PPE required; work with chemical-based allergens; hazardous/toxic materials; adherence to GMP safety standards." That seems okay. Thus Requirements will include both qualifications and physical requirements. But we already have Qualifications separate. Might be duplication. Better to keep Qualifications for education/experience, and Requirements for physical/work environment. However the instruction list includes Requirements as a heading; we can use it for physical requirements. And Qualifications for education/experience. Let's do that. Thus:

      Qualifications

      • High school diploma or equivalent required.
      • 3+ years experience with material handling required.
      • Good x Practice (GxP) environment or laboratory setting experience required.
      • Proven record of leading and mentoring teams, formally or informally.

      Requirements

      • Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance (regular lifting 30-40 lbs, up to 50 lbs occasionally).

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