Laboratory Technician - Water

About the role

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. Performs routine field collection and laboratory testing/analysis of water samples from various sources to ensure quality of water and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards.

Responsibilities

• Collects and labels water samples from production wells, monitoring wells, water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, local homes/businesses, storage facilities, water main construction sites, or other locations; schedules appointments to collect samples.
• Conducts and records field sampling for main clearance inspections, monthly compliance, monthly fluoride, customer complaints, well surveys, heterotrophic plate count, distribution rechecks, and injection wells; collects THM, lead, and copper test samples; maintains chain of custody of samples to ensure integrity of test results.
• Prepares microbiological media and reagents for use in testing; prepares media and sets up for heterotrophic plate count, membrane filtration analysis, and multiple tube fermentation; maintains quality control of media, dilution/rinse water, coliform confirmation, Millipore filters, petri dishes, thio-bags, and autoclaves.
• Performs routine analysis of microbiological and chemical components; performs daily process control and chemical analysis; conducts total coliform testing for compliance, main clearance, well surveys, customer complaints, and distribution recheck; performs multiple chemical analyses on injection well samples; analyzes chemical parameters for compliance, process control, injection well program, and dead-end testing.
• Performs standard chemical and bacteriological examinations to analyze samples as required