LABORATORY ASSOCIATE I (UMP)
About The Position
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Division of Laboratories, Bench and Support Unit, at the Springfield Combined Laboratory is seeking a dedicated Laboratory Associate I. We are looking for an individual who is highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to adapt to shifting priorities in a collaborative, fast‑paced laboratory setting. The candidate would be comfortable performing lab techniques and working with hazardous chemicals. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills—verbal, written, and electronic—and will work effectively with both internal team members and external stakeholders. The benefits of working at the IEPA include a 37 ½ hour work week, a generous salary and benefits package (paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave, holidays) pension and other retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement, and insurance eligibility on day one (medical, dental, vision, and life). We invite all qualified candidates to apply.
Requirements
- Requires education and experience equivalent to an associate's degree with courses in the laboratory sciences.
- Requires a valid and current appropriate drivers’ license.
- Requires the ability to travel.
- Requires ability to lift equipment up to 50 pounds.
- Requires ability to pass a name-based background check.
Nice To Haves
- Prefers elementary knowledge of the principles and practices of chemistry, biology, physics, or related sciences.
- Prefers elementary knowledge of laboratory procedures and techniques.
- Prefers ability to use laboratory equipment safely in performing routine and standard laboratory tests.
Responsibilities
- Prepares environmental extracts from soil water air wastes and fish tissue samples in accordance with SOP and established laboratory QC/QA procedures.
- Prepares environmental samples for analyses involving a variety of analytical techniques.
- As directed follows new testing procedures for the analyses of environmental.
- Conducts maintenance and calibration of equipment including meters and probes utilized for analyses.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave
- holidays
- pension and other retirement benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- insurance eligibility on day one (medical, dental, vision, and life)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
