Water Quality Specialist - All Levels

General Description

Water Quality Technician I - $21.68 - $27.09 Hourly ($45,094 - $56,347 Annually) Water Quality Technician II - $24.82 - $33.08 Hourly ($51,625 - $68,806 Annually)

Senior Water Quality Technician - $26.55 - $35.39 Hourly ($55,224 - $73,611 Annually)

Responsible for collecting and testing bacteriological samples to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. This role includes coordinating sampling activities, supporting laboratory operations, and maintaining standards to meet regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions

- Collect samples in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure accurate and reliable sampling techniques.

- Gather specialized samples as per established monitoring schedules to meet regulatory requirements.

- Coordinate sample pickups and ensure prompt delivery to the laboratory for testing.

- Perform administrative tasks, such as filing, scanning, and organizing documents, to support lab operations.

- Assist scientists with laboratory tasks and testing procedures as needed, contributing to a smooth workflow.

- Carry out additional laboratory duties as required to maintain operational efficiency.

- All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain that required qualification would be:

- A minimum of a high school diploma or GED issued from an Approved GED Administrator.

- Minimum of one-year relevant work experience.

- Must possess and maintain a valid State of Florida Class E Driver's License.

Physical Demands

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk to a significant degree; use hands to operate tools or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to pull, push, kneel, bend, squat, crawl, and twist. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Environmental factors include outdoor conditions; rugged terrain, slippery surfaces, varying weather, including, heat, cold, dry, wet weather. In addition, noise, darkness, brightness, vibrations, traffic, biological agents, chemicals, gas/ fumes, magnetic fields, or congested area. Environmental factors include indoor, flat surface, noise, sitting with occasionally walking and standing.