Chemist II, Wet Lab

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "Position Description" and mission, then "What You Will Do", then "Duties and Responsibilities:", then "Administrative", "Other duties", "Requirements", "Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:", "Preferences", "General Information" (which includes Position Type and Typical Hours of Work, Work Environment and Physical Demands). We need to map to allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. - About the role: could include mission and description of what you will do. Use

About the role

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with mission and description. - Responsibilities: list duties and responsibilities (including trace metals analysis, wet chemistry, administrative, other duties). Use

• . - Requirements: education and experience required. Use

  Requirements

  then maybe
  for education and experience? Could also include "Experience: ..." as list items. - Qualifications: maybe combine with Requirements? But we can have separate Qualifications for knowledge, skills, abilities? Actually "Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:" could go under Skills section. The allowed headings include Skills. So we can put Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities under

  Skills

  . Qualifications maybe for preferences? But we can also put Preferences under Qualifications? Or we could have Qualifications for education/experience and Skills for KSA. However we already used Requirements for education/experience. Could use Qualifications for preferences? But preferences are not required; they are "preferred". Could still be included under Qualifications? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we can have Qualifications for "Preferences" (preferred experience). That seems okay. - Benefits, Pay, Schedule: we have info about Position Type and Typical Hours of Work (Schedule). So we can include Schedule section with that info. Benefits: not mentioned. Pay: not mentioned. So we omit Benefits and Pay. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Qualifications (for preferences), Schedule. Check that we don't repeat job title as heading. Good. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, criminal history check, etc. Also remove "General Information" heading but we can extract schedule and work environment details? Work environment details maybe not needed for any section; could be omitted as not fitting headings. But we could include some details in About the role? Probably not needed. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep all substantive info. Work environment and physical demands is substantive; we need to include it somewhere. Where could it go? Not under any of the allowed headings exactly. Could be part of About the role? Might be okay to include as a paragraph under About the role describing work environment. Or we could create a separate section? Not allowed headings. So we must fit it into existing allowed headings. About the role seems appropriate to include mission, what you will do, work environment. Let's include that. Also "On call during emergency events, natural disasters, etc." and "may require employees to be deployed to alternative county locations during emergency events." That's also substantive; include in About the role or Responsibilities? Could be part of Responsibilities (other duties). We'll include under Responsibilities as an item. Also "Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards." That's substantive; maybe include in Requirements? Could be a note under Requirements. Also "Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department." That's boilerplate? Might be considered administrative; could be omitted? It's not EEO/legal but still maybe considered boilerplate. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line about applications closing may be considered administrative but not necessarily boilerplate; but it's about hiring process, not job content. Might be considered application instructions? It's about the process; could be removed. Safer to remove. Now we need to format. Let's extract content: Mission: "The mission of Harris County Pollution Control Services Department (HCPCS) is to protect the citizens of Harris County from environmental impacts through firm, consistent enforcement of state and federal regulations. The ultimate goal of PCS is clean air, water, and proper management of waste. The activities PCS are directed toward ensuring clean air and water for the citizens of Harris County, consistent with the protection of public health, enjoyment of property and the protection of plant, animal, and marine life." What You Will Do: "Under the supervision of the Supervisor - Wet Lab, the analyst will provide routine and custom analytical services on samples submitted by division investigators, other department personnel, and certain outside sources. The analyst will document all analytical work and provide timely reports on the results." Duties and Responsibilities list: - Trace Metals Analysis: Perform assigned analysis on industrial, STP and non-routine water, soil and solid waste samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) techniques making of stock and working standards, troubleshooting, routine maintenance, etc. - Wet Chemistry Analyses: Perform analyses on water, wastewater, soil and solid waste samples. Analyses may include BOD, CBOD, COD, Ammonia, Cl2, E. coli, Enterococcus, Nitrate + Nitrite, TSS, TDS, TOC, pH, etc. Perform sample preparation and digestions as appropriate. Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot equipment used in assigned duties such as pH/specific ion probes and meters, DO meters, Discrete analyzers, spectrophotometers and analytical balances Perform quality assurance monitoring of support equipment such as incubators, refrigerators, ovens, and autoclave (temperature). Assist in laboratory cleaning, supplies, waste disposal, etc. - Administrative: Enter analytical data using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Write, revise and review SOPs (ensure that SOPs are accurate and up-to-date) - Other duties: Assist with training of analysts and with the development and incorporation of new test procedures Special tasks involved in responding to an emergency event. Other tasks assigned by the Supervisor - Wet Lab or Laboratory Manager Also "On call during emergency events, natural disasters, etc." and "may require employees to be deployed to alternative county locations during emergency events." Could be added as other duties. Requirements: Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in chemistry, biology, environmental sciences, or related field Experience: Experience in the majority of the tests and sample matrices listed in the Job Description required At least one (1) year work experience performing both conventional (wet) chemical and instrumental analyses Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Ability to use basic lab equipment such as pH meters, D.O. meters, analytical balances, discrete analyzers, spectrophotometers, etc. - Ability to perform gravimetric, colorimetric and titrimetric operations - Skilled in basic lab operations such as pipetting and titrating - Must have ability to continually evaluate progress of analyses and seek advice or make adjustments as necessary - Must be able to compile analytical reports - Must maintain proficiency on assigned instruments - Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Access Preferences (under Qualifications maybe): - Experience: Experience in the use of laboratory microprocessors and data systems is (preferred) - Knowledge of the Masshunter software (preferred) - Experience in operation of discrete analyzers and spectrophotometers is (preferred) General Information (Schedule etc.): Position Type and Typical Hours of Work: Full-time | Monday - Friday | Typically 8 am to 5 pm. After hours and/or weekend work on occasion On call during emergency events, natural disasters, etc. This position may require employees to be deployed to alternative county locations during emergency events. Work Environment and Physical Demands: Position requires work in both a laboratory and professional office environment with frequent time spent in both Laboratory work will include working with lab analysis equipment, chemicals and samples Mostly sedentary but will require frequent visits to the laboratory-some bending, stooping, kneeling and crouching may be required. Laboratory safety concerns require vision and hearing abilities sufficient to acknowledge and respond to sirens, alarms, smoke, visible evidence of a chemical release, etc. The employee must lift and/or move up to 40 pounds Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. We need to include drug screen note somewhere; maybe under Requirements as a note. Now construct HTML. We'll have:

  About the role

  Mission paragraph + What you will do paragraph + Work environment paragraph (maybe combine).

  But we need to avoid too long paragraph; but okay. Let's craft:

  The mission of Harris County Pollution Control Services Department (HCPCS) is to protect the citizens of Harris County from environmental impacts through firm, consistent enforcement of state and federal regulations. The ultimate goal of PCS is clean air, water, and proper management of waste. The activities PCS are directed toward ensuring clean air and water for the citizens of Harris County, consistent with the protection of public health, enjoyment of property and the protection of plant, animal, and marine life.

  Under the supervision of the Supervisor - Wet Lab, the analyst will provide routine and custom analytical services on samples submitted by division investigators, other department personnel, and certain outside sources. The analyst will document all analytical work and provide timely reports on the results.

  The position requires work in both a laboratory and professional office environment with frequent time spent in both. Laboratory work includes working with lab analysis equipment, chemicals and samples; mostly sedentary but requires frequent visits to the laboratory—some bending, stooping, kneeling and crouching may be required. Vision and hearing must be sufficient to acknowledge and respond to sirens, alarms, smoke, or visible evidence of a chemical release. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

  That covers mission, what you will do, work environment, drug screen. Now Responsibilities:

  Responsibilities

  • Trace Metals Analysis: Perform assigned analysis on industrial, STP and non-routine water, soil and solid waste samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) techniques, including preparation of stock and working standards, troubleshooting, routine maintenance, etc.
  • Wet Chemistry Analyses: Perform analyses on water, wastewater, soil and solid waste samples (e.g., BOD, CBOD, COD, Ammonia, Cl2, E. coli, Enterococcus, Nitrate + Nitrite, TSS, TDS, TOC, pH). Perform sample preparation and digestions as appropriate. Calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot equipment such as pH/specific ion probes and meters, DO meters, discrete analyzers, spectrophotometers and analytical balances. Conduct quality assurance monitoring of support equipment (incubators, refrigerators, ovens, autoclave temperature). Assist with laboratory cleaning, supplies, waste disposal, etc.
  • Administrative: Enter analytical data using the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS); write, revise and review SOPs to ensure they are accurate and up-to-date.
  • Other duties: Assist with training of analysts and development/incorporation of new test procedures; perform special tasks during emergency events; carry out other tasks assigned by the Supervisor - Wet Lab or Laboratory Manager; may be on call during emergency events, natural disasters, etc., and may be deployed to alternative county locations during emergencies.
  Now Requirements:

  Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in chemistry, biology, environmental sciences, or related field.
  • Experience: Experience in the majority of the tests and sample matrices listed in the job description