Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture

Safety Technician

Manhattan, Kansas

Sponsorship not specified$50k-$80kDetected 22 hours ago
ComplianceFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesResearch

About the role

  • This position is located within Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, National Biological and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, KS.
  • You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
  • Physical Demands: Work requires stooping, walking, climbing, working above shoulder height, or bending.

Responsibilities

  • Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
  • Some work may involve wearing of personal protective equipment, including a respirator (N-95 or PAPR), while entering infectious disease laboratories, engineering support areas, or animal facilities areas.

Skills

  • Other hazards include electrical shock, working at heights, physical injury from tools and equipment, noise, and eye hazards, etc.

Compensation

  • $50k-$80k

Benefits

  • Beyond regular monitoring programs, blood draws will be needed to monitor the specific medical surveillance examinations.
  • Containment Work Requirements: Working in a high containment laboratory poses some degree of risk to human health.

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