Summer Office and Lab Assistant

Applied Research Associates, Inc., in Lafayette, CO is looking for seasonal summer help to assist with a variety of different tasks. This individual will perform general tasks associated with office and lab operations supporting supply chain, manufacturing, and testing of prototypes, products, and services. Work schedule will be 20+ hours/week. This is a great opportunity for those interested in the technical fields to get exposure to engineering and technician related duties. Salary between $14-15/hour.

This position assists engineers, technicians, and office admin on many different tasks as required. It includes physical hands-on and some computer duties.

What the Summer Office and Lab Assistant will do at ARA’s Lafayette, CO office:

• Help receive, ship, and inventory supplies.
• Assist with test set ups and execution.
• Provide basic touch labor required of fabrication.

Position Requirements for the Summer Office and Lab Assistant:

• High School Education

Preferences for the Position:

• College student enrolled in an engineering program.

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,800 employee-owners and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees’ contributions not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, applicants need to apply at careers.ara.com. Job Code: SUMME006951.

Experience

• 2 year(s): Physical labor
• Less than 2 year(s): Enrolled College student desirable (preferable working towards an Engineering degree)

Education

• High School or better

Behaviors

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Inspired to perform well by an ability to drive new ventures within the business
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)