Job Details

EBMUD Job Title: Laboratory Technician II

Salary Info: $89,904 - $109,284 Annually, Plus Excellent Benefits + Retirement

Opens online at www.ebmud.com/jobs on Monday, August 4, 2023

Online applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023

Internal Reference # 23-098

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is accepting applications for Laboratory Technician II (Lab Tech II). Lab Tech II's perform physical, chemical, biological, and bacteriological analyses of water, wastewater, industrial waste, and other environmental matrices. Examples of some duties include:

• Determining analysis by reading container labels and checking computer-generated backlog reports and worksheets.
• Prioritizing work to be performed using holding times and due dates.
• Processing samples using laboratory glassware and analytical balances.
• Filtering samples using a variety of equipment such as funnels, vacuum, and filter flasks.
• Titrating samples for a variety of analyses using an automated titrator or burette.
• Performing membrane filtration, multiple tube fermentation, and other bacteriological procedures using aseptic technique.
• Performing extraction and concentration of organic solvent extracts.
• Entering analytical results into the laboratory information management system (LIMS) manually or automatically.
• Preparing reagents and standardized solutions.
• Processing laboratory glassware and plasticware according to analytical specifications.
• Receiving samples and completing chain of custody documents.

ther duties as assigned.

The salary range is $7,492 per month increasing to $7,867, $8,260, $8,673, and $9,107 after 6, 18, 30, and 42 months, respectively.

THE LABORATORY

EBMUD's laboratory is a full-service facility offering services for water, wastewater and solids sampling programs. In addition to compliance reporting under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, the laboratory staff perform analysis for special projects, and process control programs. The laboratory is in seven-day operations, and the weekend work scheduled is developed on an annual basis. The weekend shifts are made available each year to trained staff on a voluntary basis. When insufficient volunteers are available, newly hired technicians may be required to work one weekend day per pay period with an associated weekday off. Additionally, holiday work and stand-by program are also offered to trained staff on a voluntary basis and could potentially be assigned to trained staff of lower seniority when needed. The stand-by program supports urgent analytical needs during off hours associated with wet weather from November through April annually.

The laboratory is staffed at 35, which includes a diverse collection of technicians, chemists, microbiologists, quality assurance, project managers, supervisors and the laboratory manager. With available vacancies, a typical career path for a Laboratory Technician II may include promotion to Laboratory Technician III, then to Chemist I, Chemist II, Laboratory Supervisor, Research Chemist and Senior Chemist. The laboratory has recently placed into production a state-of-the-art LIMS that will meet the lab's needs for 15-20 years. The laboratory is also embarking on some major updates to its equipment and instrumentation, including a Segmented Flow Analyzer, automated digestion blocks for metals preparation, a new IC for Volatile Fatty Acids and a new Document Management and Processing System.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, marital or registered domestic partnership status, age for individuals age forty or older, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental or physical), medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veterans status, family or medical leave status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical condition), pregnancy disability leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and other categories protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

Requirements:

1. Completion of the twelfth grade, or its equivalent, and
2. Two years of employment in chemical, biological, or laboratory support work equivalent to or higher than EBMUD's Laboratory Technician I class. Completion of 24 semester units in directly-related science courses may substitute for required experience. Courses must include a laboratory component.
3. Possession of a valid California driver's license at the time of application and a satisfactory driving record.

Please note: EBMUD requires all employees to provide written proof of vaccination. Those employees with sincerely held religious beliefs or valid medical reasons, as determined by EBMUD, will be exempt from vaccination requirements. Contact EBMUD Human Resources for additional questions.

Submit a completed EBMUD application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.ebmud.com/jobs by 4:30 p.m., Friday, August 25, 2023. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability

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