**Job Title: Screening Technician** **Job Description** SHIFT: * Monday-Friday 10AM-6:30PM + mandatory overtime on Mondays and Tuesdays (1-2 hours of overtime on Mon & Tues and 1 hour rest of the week) * $18/hr. for all shifts, pay is firm CONTRACT TERMS: This is a temporary assignment to cover a maternity leave. A minimum commitment of 3-6 months is required. There is a possibility for this position to go long-term, depending on headcount need and performance. This role is with one of the top and most innovative Life Sciences & Health Care companies in the world, with expertise in nutritional products, laboratory diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceutical therapies. The Santa Rosa site provides drug testing analysis for government agencies. The Screening Technician role is in a lab setting. Screening Technicians help aliquot (pour) urine samples into test tubes in preparation for analysis. The clients are primarily government agencies, and the test results can have major impacts on people's lives, so attention to detail is key. The Screening Tech will review information on the bottles to ensure accuracy, then aliquot the samples into test tubes. The job is repetitive, processing up to 25,000 samples/day. Some days may involve helping out in the accessioning department, which receives samples into the lab and does data entry. Cross-training in both departments is possible. The screening technician will check that information on specimen bottles is correct, open the bottles, and pour them into test tubes. They load 10 test tubes onto a tray, which is then passed to instrument operators for analysis. There is an opportunity for growth to learn instrument operation for specimen analysis, but basics of screening must be learned first. **Hard Skills** + Entry-level job + Comfortable handling urine samples + Comfortable with repetitive tasks + Carefully pour urine into test tubes + Physical proof of High School Diploma or GED **Soft Skills** + Attention to detail + Ability to work mandatory overtime **Job Type** This is a contract position with a duration of 18 Month(s). **Work Site** This is a fully on-site position in Larkfield, California. **Work Environment** The work environment is in a large, open laboratory. Screening Technicians wear scrubs provided by the company (three sets upon employment), latex gloves, and goggles. The company guarantees a 48-hour turnaround time for all drug tests, so the work pace is fast. Mistakes can have serious impacts on people's lives, so accuracy is crucial. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.