What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician - Wastewater Lab position at Collier County Realty Corp?
Job Summary
Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.
NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.
The purpose of this classification is to perform routine field collection and laboratory testing/analysis of water samples from various sources to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards.
Essential Functions
Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.
Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part-time
employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer when you join our team.
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APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.
Do you possess a Vocational/Technical degree, accompanied by at least one (1) year of related experience? (NOTE: Candidates without a degree should have one (1) additional year of related experience).
Do you possess one (1) year previous experience and/or training that includes routine environmental laboratory operations and analysis, environmental field sampling, and/or water or wastewater utility operations?
Are you willing to work holidays and weekends?
Are you willing to work overtime?
Are you willing to work a rotating on-call schedule?
Do you possess a valid Driver’s license?
Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.
NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.
The purpose of this classification is to perform routine field collection and laboratory testing/analysis of water samples from various sources to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards.
Essential Functions
- Collects water samples from monitoring wells, wastewater treatment facilities, or other locations.
- Prepares microbiological media, reagents, and standards used in analytical testing.
- Performs analytical testing for ammonia, carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD), fecal coliform, nitrate, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), or other parameters.
- Performs quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure integrity of samples and test results.
- Maintains logs, charts, computer records, and other records of sampling activities, laboratory analysis, testing results, or other activities in compliance with regulatory and laboratory certification requirements.
- Operates a variety of machinery, equipment, and tools associated with laboratory operations, which may include a scale/balance, nanopure water system, de-ionized water system, autoclave, spectrophotometer, pH meter, auto analyzer, or other laboratory instrumentation or sampling equipment.
- Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition.
- Performs related duties as required; reference full Class Specification/Job Description for complete listing.
- Vocational/technical degree required.
- One (1) year of related experience.
- Candidates without a related degree should possess an additional one (1) year of related experience.
- Fingerprinting required.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.
Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.
Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.
Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular full and part-time
employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer when you join our team.
01
APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.
- I understand and agree with the statements above.
- I do not agree with the statements above.
Do you possess a Vocational/Technical degree, accompanied by at least one (1) year of related experience? (NOTE: Candidates without a degree should have one (1) additional year of related experience).
- Yes, I have a degree and one (1) year of related experience.
- Yes, I have a total of two (2) years of related experience .
- No, I do not have either requirement.
Do you possess one (1) year previous experience and/or training that includes routine environmental laboratory operations and analysis, environmental field sampling, and/or water or wastewater utility operations?
- Yes
- No
Are you willing to work holidays and weekends?
- Yes
- No
Are you willing to work overtime?
- Yes
- No
Are you willing to work a rotating on-call schedule?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess a valid Driver’s license?
- Yes
- No
- Required Question