Laboratory Services Coordinator - Motion Recruitment : Job Details

Our client, a leader in science products/services, is seeking a talented Associate Service Support Specialist. This individual will be helping manage laboratory equipment inventory around the company's campus, in addition to other projects/responsibilities. Experience in a laboratory setting or in the sciences field would be a huge plus. Must have at least an Associate's Degree and be a self-starter with terrific communication skills and great attention to detail.

Duration: 12-Month Contract with potential to extend/convert.

Location: Onsite M-F near downtown Indianapolis, IN

Hours: 7:30 AM - 4 PM CST

Key Responsibilities:

Instrument Inventory Integrity:

• Conduct instrument inventory sweeps of all instruments on an as-needed basis.
• Conduct spot checks of instrument inventory.
• Identify changes to instrument inventory, work with department staff and customers to document changes and compile change control documentation (ex.: instrument manufacturer, model, serial number, location, owner, etc.).
• Provide timely information to Workflow Specialists, through the change control process, to update the SAP data base due to instrument inventory changes (ARC process)
• Conduct additional lab support activities as agreed upon by departmental leadership and PKI.
• Ensure PM schedules are met and all work orders schedule with appropriate service delivery team

Communication:

• Ability to articulate with technically oriented people, quickly establish rapport, gain their confidence, respect and trust.
• Communicate timely program information internally discuss troubleshooting/repair situations with customers, in a professional, cost-effective manner, utilizing poise, tact and diplomacy to obtain cooperation and results.
• Escalate problems to manager or the appropriate program leader or customer program contact for strategy development and participation as appropriate.
• Follow up to ensure that all questions/requests/customer commitments are responded to or resolved to the customer's satisfaction.

Escorting:

• Meet OEM or TPV service engineers at customer points of entry, confirm reason for site visit.
• Verify required customer health and safety requirements for site entry have been completed by engineer.
• Escort the engineer to the equipment location and hand off to customer equipment owner/user.
• Upon completion of the service event, escort the engineer back to the customer entry point and obtain a copy of the service report prior to engineer departure.
• Verify performance of maintenance or install and need for return visits.

Technology Requirements:

Relevant technical experience including (but not limited to); Windows technologies including Microsoft Office

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside and outside labs
• Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
• Regularly move or lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the instrument), distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
• Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer