Job Summary: Laboratory assistant responsible for maintaining healthy insect populations, preparing diets, conducting product testing, and collecting data. Key Highlights: 1. Essential work in insect maintenance and research. 2. Opportunity to work in both laboratory and field settings. 3. Involves use of equipment and data recording. A third-party service outsourcing company is seeking a Laboratory Assistant in Toledo (South Zone). Manserv is a company specialized in maintenance services and facility management. With a qualified team, it provides integrated solutions for various sectors. **Responsibilities:** Ensure a healthy and consistent insect population for testing. Formulate artificial diets or prepare natural hosts (plants or grains). Maintain cages, climate-controlled rooms, and containers to prevent contamination by fungi or viruses. Transfer eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults to new containers according to developmental stage. Assist in testing how different products affect insects. Collect insects in the field. Assist in greenhouse-based research. Manually place a specific number of insects onto treated plants or surfaces. Observe and record mortality, feeding rates, or flight behavior following treatment application. Use equipment such as electric pots, blenders, precision scales, etc. Complete spreadsheets with accurate records of dates, temperatures, and humidity levels in rearing rooms, as well as observed test results. Sort and separate species collected in the field or produced in the laboratory. Organize and receive inventory, including control of supplies such as agar, vitamins for diets, and disposable materials. Previous experience as Laboratory Technician, Laboratory Intern, Laboratory Assistant, or Laboratory Analyst may indicate suitability for some activities of this position. Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree. Relevant experience required. **Compensation and Benefits:** * Salary: 3\.133,14 * On-site Meal * Meal Allowance * Chartered Transportation * Medical Assistance * Dental Assistance **Additional Information:** * Employment Type: Permanent \- On-site. * Duration: Full-time * Working Hours: Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 16:30\.
João Silva
Indeed · HR
João Silva
Indeed · HR
