Lab Apprentice (Bishop, TX) - Austin Industrial

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.

Lab Apprentice Essential Functions

• Follow all site health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements to ensure a safe working environment for employees, customers, and the surrounding community.
• Assist senior laboratory and maintenance personnel with the installation, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment and support systems.
• Support the diagnosis of equipment issues and perform basic repairs under supervision in compliance with regulatory, safety, and GMP requirements.
• Learn and properly use hand tools, power tools, and laboratory maintenance equipment.
• Read and interpret basic equipment manuals, SOPs, schematics, and technical drawings.
• Help maintain laboratory equipment records, calibration documentation, and maintenance logs.
• Assist with rebuilding, repairing, and maintaining laboratory equipment such as pumps, chillers, valves, glass washers, vacuum systems, and related components.
• Communicate effectively with laboratory staff, supervisors, planners, and maintenance teams regarding equipment status and work activities.
• Complete work orders, inspection checklists, and maintenance documentation accurately and on time.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe workspaces, storage areas, and laboratory support areas.
• Perform all assigned duties in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) requirements, and company policies.
• Assist with facility maintenance activities including basic plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and building repairs as needed.
• Support quality system compliance by following established procedures and documentation practices.
• Assist with waste management activities, ensuring proper handling, labeling, storage, and transportation of laboratory waste streams.
• Participate in safety initiatives, inspections, work permits, hazard assessments, and EH&S programs.
• Assist with inventory management of laboratory supplies, chemicals, PPE, tools, and maintenance materials.
• Support laboratory moves, organization projects, and workspace improvements.
• Participate in laboratory walkthroughs and safety observations to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Gain hands-on experience maintaining and supporting laboratory equipment including fume hoods, laminar flow hoods, glass washers, Milli-Q systems, centrifuges, vacuum pumps, ovens, reactors, gas manifolds, rotary evaporators, stir motors, and chillers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Scope

Works under the guidance of experienced laboratory and maintenance professionals while learning technical skills and industry best practices. Receives assignments and training objectives and develops the knowledge and skills necessary to support laboratory operations effectively.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Enrollment in, or completion of, a technical training program, trade school, community college program, or apprenticeship related to industrial maintenance, laboratory operations, mechanical technology, instrumentation, or a related field is preferred.

Experience

• Previous laboratory, maintenance, manufacturing, industrial, or technical work experience is preferred but not required.
• Internship, vocational training, military technical training, or hands-on mechanical experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated interest in developing skills related to laboratory equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and facility support.

Physical, Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

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