Environmental Specialist (Quality Assurance/Sampling)
About The Position
Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional, technical, and analytical duties and responsibilities in support of OC San’s environmental protection, monitoring, and compliance programs such as conducting routine to moderately complex environmental analyses and studies, collecting and analyzing wastewater, marine, air, ocean sediment, fish tissue, and industrial waste samples, and conducting field work; troubleshoots and repairs equipment and instrumentation; assists in preparing, compiling, and analyzing data for the generation, submission, and distribution of reports and related documentation; and performs duties as assigned. Job duties for the Environmental Specialist with the Quality Assurance/Sampling group may include, but not limited to: Performs routine and moderately complex fieldwork for sampling efforts; learns to set up, operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot sampling and monitoring equipment and instrumentation; collects, organizes, prepares, and analyzes a wide variety of samples for operational process control, permit compliance, pretreatment program support, and regional or special projects and studies; receives and/or preserves samples and documents in sample preservation log and in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database. Performs regular and preventative maintenance on basic equipment and instruments; cleans and prepares glassware; maintains quality assurance logs for equipment; performs sampling and sampler support and other lab support duties as needed. Perform routine and moderately complex QA/QC work. Supports and coordinates contract lab shipping, ordering, and initial data review for routine testing and special projects. Supports document control, management of training records. Participates in LIMS support work. Performs various support equipment QA work, including high purity water and deionized water system. Supports implementation of Proficiency Evaluation (PE) and Proficiency Testing (PT) work, internal and external audits. Participates in QA consultation to lab bench groups. Support client services such as sample receiving and sampling kits preparation for internal clients. Learns to analyze and provide data for the preparation and review of designated sections of the annual report to ensure accuracy. Performs other QA, LIMS, and client service duties as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in biology, chemistry, microbiology, environmental science, marine biology, statistics, and/or quality assurance, or a related field
- Must possess a valid California Class C Driver’s License
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with Laboratory Management Systems (LIMS)
- Previous experience performing sampling of wastewater, digester gas, potable water, ocean water, and other environmental samples
- Previous experience performing quality assurance work related to sampling and testing of wastewater, wastewater sludge, ocean water, ocean sediment, fish tissue, digester gas, and industrial waste samples
- Previous experience working in an accredited laboratory
Responsibilities
- Performs routine and moderately complex fieldwork for sampling efforts
- Learns to set up, operate, calibrate, maintain, and troubleshoot sampling and monitoring equipment and instrumentation
- Collects, organizes, prepares, and analyzes a wide variety of samples for operational process control, permit compliance, pretreatment program support, and regional or special projects and studies
- Receives and/or preserves samples and documents in sample preservation log and in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database
- Performs regular and preventative maintenance on basic equipment and instruments
- Cleans and prepares glassware
- Maintains quality assurance logs for equipment
- Performs sampling and sampler support and other lab support duties as needed
- Perform routine and moderately complex QA/QC work
- Supports and coordinates contract lab shipping, ordering, and initial data review for routine testing and special projects
- Supports document control, management of training records
- Participates in LIMS support work
- Performs various support equipment QA work, including high purity water and deionized water system
- Supports implementation of Proficiency Evaluation (PE) and Proficiency Testing (PT) work, internal and external audits
- Participates in QA consultation to lab bench groups
- Support client services such as sample receiving and sampling kits preparation for internal clients
- Learns to analyze and provide data for the preparation and review of designated sections of the annual report to ensure accuracy
- Performs other QA, LIMS, and client service duties as needed
Benefits
- background investigation
- physical examination
- drug screen
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
