Life Science Technicians (Excluding Medical) provide technical support to life science professionals undertaking research, analysis and testing of living organisms, and development and application of products and processes resulting from research in areas such as agriculture, natural resource management, environmental protection, plant and animal biology, microbiology, and cell and molecular biology.
Assisting in designing, setting up and conducting experiments;
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Setting up, calibrating, operating and maintaining laboratory instruments and equipment;
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Collecting and preparing specimens and samples, chemical solutions and slides and growing cultures for use in experiments;
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Performing routine field and laboratory tests;
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Monitoring experiments to ensure adherence to correct laboratory quality control procedures and health and safety guidelines;
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Making observations of tests, and analysing, calculating, recording and reporting test results using appropriate scientific methods;
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Preserving, classifying and cataloguing specimens and samples;
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Keeping detailed logs of work performed;
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Participating in the research, development and manufacture of products and processes;
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Ordering and stocking laboratory supplies;
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Maintaining relevant databases;
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Performing related tasks; and
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Supervising, scheduling and monitoring the tasks of other workers.
What are the skills required?
Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Soft Skill
Research
Experience performing creative and systematic work to understand a product, market, or customer, either before building a new solution, or to troubleshoot an existing issue
Soft Skill
Bahasa Malaysia
Able to speak Bahasa Malaysia
Soft Skill
Communication
The ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and staff is essential, no matter what industry you work in.
Soft Skill
Computer Literacy
The ability to use computers and related technology efficiently for work tasks.
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Hard Skill
Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing refers to the process of performing any medical tests or procedures that are conducted in a controlled environment where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are available. Laboratory testing can be simply referred to as a laboratory test or lab test.
Hard Skill
Mandarin
Able to speak Mandarin
Hard Skill
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.
Hard Skill
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is an office suite of applications, servers, and services developed by Microsoft.
Hard Skill
Pasteurization
Pasteurization or pasteurisation is a process that kills microbes (mainly bacteria) in food and drink, such as milk, juice, canned food, and others.
Hard Skill
Record Keeping
Records management, also known as records and information management, is an organizational function devoted to the management of information in an organization throughout its life cycle, from the time of creation or inscription to its eventual disposition.
Hard Skill
Soil Sampling
Working experience of Soil Sampling. Soil testing has become an important tool for assessing soil fertility and arriving at proper fertilizer recommendations. It's also a valuable management aid for studying soil changes resulting from cropping practices and for diagnosing specific cropping problems.
Soil testing provides an index for the nutrient availability in soil and is a critical step in nutrient management planning. Soil sampling technique, timing of sampling and type of analysis need to be considered for accurate results. The biggest problem in the effective use of soil testing is proper and representative sampling. Proper soil sampling will provide accurate soil test results and reliable nutrient recommendations.
Soft Skill
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting or dpanneuring is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.