Environmental Monitoring Tech I

VARITE INC is hiring an Environmental Monitoring Tech I in La Verne, CA, for a full-time role with a shift from Wednesday to Saturday, 6 PM to 6 AM. Candidates should have EM experience or a related science degree, preferably in Microbiology. The job involves labor-intensive tasks like sampling and gowning for classified areas. Prior experience in the biopharmaceutical industry is preferred, along with various health screenings.
Title: EM Tech I
Shift: Wed-Sat 6pm - 6am (4 x 12 hour shift that does mean OT weekly)
Pay Range: $25.00 - $28.00/hr on W2
• EM experience preferred. Can be high school graduate and/or degree (Bachelor's related to sciences). NO candidates with a Chemistry BG. Prefer those in Microbiology with experience in EM
• This is a labor-intensive job that entails having to gown (various degrees) to enter classified manufacturing areas, having to stand on feet for 2+ hours, pushing carts, carrying 5 lbs.
• Dept would prefer someone with EM experience and/or who has some experience and/or knowledge of aseptic manufacturing operations.

Job duties would include:
• Sampling water, sampling compressed gases, autoclaving laboratory supplies and other general laboratory maintenance duties.
• This person will have to gown up to go into some of the manufacturing areas. Depending on skill set, they may also be trained to perform environmental monitoring (surface monitoring, viable air and non-viable particles).
• Will perform record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
• Prior experience in biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Prior EM or lab experience preferred.

EM = Environmental Monitoring: Monitoring of classified manufacturing areas for surfaces, viable air and non-viable particulates

Critical Utilities: Sampling of reverse osmosis water, water for injection, pure steam and compressed gases

Required:
Blood work (CBC, CMP, Lipid Profile)
Urinalysis - Dipstick
Physical - Non DOT History;
Vision Test -( Ishihara, Jaeger, Snellen)
Audiometric Evaluation - (EM Tech only)
Pulmonary Function Test (Spirometry)
Spirometry)