Responsible for the set-up of the lab for numerous lab sections per week involving enrollments of more than 3,000 students. Also sets up lab sections for smaller summer sessions:

• ensures that adequate supplies of chemical reagents are on hand for each experiment and in appropriate form for dispensing to or by the TAs or students (e.g., transferred to liquid dispenser, etc.)
• allocates and maintains inventory of glassware and equipment included in individual student kits
• dispenses, collects and/or restocks chemicals/equipment to be used during particular experiments; cleans and dries used equipment when necessary
• orders and maintains inventory of chemicals and consumables (e.g. filter paper, weigh boats, labels, etc.)
• prepares standard solutions and reagents
• prepares chemicals and apparatus for pre-lab demonstrations given by Lab Instructor/Laboratory Program Director and TAs
• neutralizes and/or dispose of hazardous chemical waste and spills (e.g. acid, base, flammable liquid, and strong oxidizing agents)
• ensures all safety/WHMIS regulations are met, maintains safe lab practices, and prepares and maintains SOPs
• completes annual apparatus and chemical inventory and orders new supplies as required
• may be required to substitute for other lab technicians for performance of routine tasks.
• demonstrates the usage of complex equipment and computer programs to TAs and students when needed
• participates in development and testing of new experiments
• installs, tests and calibrates software (MicroLab interfaces) on PCs; tests and maintains data-probe interfaces
• Prepares TA schedules, assists with preparation of TA information books, assembles marking folders and introductory information packages for TAs
• maintain the organization of approximately 20,000 completed and marked laboratory reports and quizze

Oversees maintenance and calibration of laboratory equipment and instrumentation valued at approximately $250,000, including up to 50 computers and 50 MicroLab interfaces. Instruments and associated responsibilities may include:

• pH meters and electrodes
• Visible-Wavelength Spectrophotometers MicroLab computer interfaces, computers and printers
• analytical balances
• top loading balances
• melting point apparatus
• aspirator pumps
• UV lamps
• rotary evaporator