Wash/Exterior Technician

Location: Temperanceville, VA Pay Rate: $18 per hour Shift: 1st shift Start time will vary between 6:00 and 8:00 AM, 10-hour shifts Monday-Friday, onsite

Job Summary: Kelly Services is seeking a Temporary Extractor/Wash Technician to process material in a sterile work environment. This includes extracting blood from horseshoe crabs and preparing laboratory materials. No certification or licensure required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Inspect and verify crabs for injuries and unresponsiveness before extraction. Extract blood from racked crabs using a 12-gauge needle. Collect blood into bottles and deliver to the laboratory. Process prepared material, adding washing solution, agitating, and dispensing into tubes for centrifugation. Centrifuge material to separate desired components. Assess and measure desired material in tubes. Add sterile water to tubes based on required measurements and agitate. Assemble transfer pump equipment for salt water and NEM solutions. Prepare and accurately dispense salt water and NEM (N-ethylmaleimide) solutions into bottles. Daily housekeeping: clean walls, floors, and tables within the tent area. Follow all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and complete required documentation. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: Full range of motion of arms and upper body required. Regular standing, walking, repetitive hand use. Visual demands: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Work Environment: Sterile setting, protective gear required (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, cap, gloves, scrubs, boots).Exposure to sharp objects, chemicals, biohazards, live animals. Potential exposure to shellfish allergens, unpleasant odors, wet/humid/warm conditions. Apply now through Kelly Services for a rewarding temporary Wash Technician position in Temperanceville, VA.