Quality Laboratory Technician Internship

Gaia Herbs • Brevard, NC

20h • Onsite

About The Position

JOB SUMMARY: The Quality Laboratory Tech Internship is an opportunity for current students or recent graduates to gain valuable experience via supervised, hands-on learning in a professional setting. The Lab Tech Interns will perform sample preparation and various sample tests including, but not limited to, identity tests using spectrophotomers , HPLCs, and FT-NIR. The Lab Tech Interns will also perform stability tests such as water activity, and general laboratory analyses using equipment such as the Karl Fischer titrator and density meters.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED is required; a bachelor’s degree in a scientific field is preferred
• Ability to read, comprehend and execute complex instructions, test methods, and standard operating procedures
• Skilled in common laboratory practices such as pipetting, weighing and sample dilution
• Ability to write experimental details in a technical manner and to summarize results
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• knowledgeable of cGMP documentation requirements
• Ability to provide instructions and training

Responsibilities

• Performs identity testing using the UV/Vis, FT-NIR or HPLC instruments
• Performs water activity, loss on drying (LoD), Karl Fischer, density and % alcohol tests
• Prepares (extracts) and delivers samples to the QC Associates and Analysts for further analyses (HPLC, ICP-MS, GC-MS/MS and UV/Vis)
• Ensures that the documentation of work in personal notebooks and/or general laboratory logbooks is compliant with cGMP regulations
• Maintains general laboratory solvents and reagents
• Maintains general laboratory cleanliness

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees