Instrumentation Specialist
Job Description
- Job code: 010967
- Pay grade: F
- Pay type: Exempt/salaried
General summary
Responsible for the proper use and function of all departmentally owned instrumentation.
Major duties
- Trains instrument users.
- Performs routine maintenance, calibration, and validation of instruments. Conducts troubleshooting and repair of failed instruments.
- Purchases and controls inventory of liquified and compressed gases, supplies, and parts.
- Participates in department and committee meetings and strategic planning.
- Assists with data collection and analysis for research.
Minimum qualifications
Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.
Required education
- Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.
Required experience
- Some relevant experience.
- Practical application experience with analytical instrumentation.
- Strong problem-solving, time management, and financial management abilities.
- Capable of adapting to various computer systems and software platforms.
- Fundamental understanding of optical spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and chromatography techniques.
Required other
- Ability to manipulative small parts and components.
Physical requirements
Moderate work occasionally working in difficult position or with physical demands such as continuously lifting or moving materials from 25 to 50 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving materials greater than 50 pounds.
Working conditions
Work is performed in an environment with exposure to somewhat disagreeable or hazardous conditions.
Revised: 2024-04-18
This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.