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Thank you for your interest in this position. Please note the following important tips for applying.
NOTE: If you are a current employee, you MUST apply via the Career worklet in Workday and not through this site. If you submit an application on this site, it cannot be processed.
Water Quality Lab Assistant
Open Date: 03/05/24
Close Date: 03/12/24
Salary: $25.93 per hour
Job Type: Regular
Location: River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, 1299 Burkholder Blvd., Henderson
For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact LVVWD Recruitment at recruitment@lvvwd.com.
FILING DEADLINE: The first 75 applications submitted ON or BEFORE 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
HOURS OF WORK: 4/10's, Mon-Thur. 6:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
INTRODUCTION: Human Resources will screen applications and supplemental questionnaires. Candidates possessing the strongest skills and experience for this position will be forwarded to the hiring department for further evaluation and to determine who will be invited to the formal interview process. The candidate hired will be required to pass a drug screening, background check and may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in an environmental analytical lab, with collegiate experience in a laboratory setting; experience with drinking water distribution systems, environmental sample collection, preservation, handling, and equipment calibration; experience with Word, Excel and Laboratory Information Management Systems; experience with data entry and tracking; knowledge of water sample analysis, media, and equipment.
GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, performs routine to moderately difficult laboratory procedures to support Water Quality Laboratory functions; cleans, decontaminates and sterilizes glassware and equipment; prepares media and reagents; assists in the laboratory's quality assurance program; and performs related duties as assigned.
DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Methods and procedures used in the operation, calibration, cleaning and sterilization of standard laboratory equipment; media and reagents typically used in a Water Quality Laboratory, standard laboratory glassware, beakers, flasks and pipettes; aseptic techniques and universal safety precautions applicable to the work; basic quality control methods and techniques; the use of safe laboratory practices and procedures.
Ability to:
Work efficiently and independently from both oral and written instructions with a minimum of direct supervision; work with precision and accuracy in recording data and maintaining records; operate, calibrate, maintain and make minor repairs to standard laboratory equipment; communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other laboratory personnel.
Training and Experience:
A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, and completion of either a course in laboratory science, such as chemistry or biology, or at least six months of experience in a public health, medical, biological or Water Quality Laboratory; or an equivalent combination of training.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to stand; talk; hear equipment sounds and conversations by telephone and in person; smell; use hands to finger, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms. Employees are frequently required to sit, walk, bend and stoop and twist. Employees are occasionally required to climb, kneel and crouch.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and shades, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Employees must frequently lift, move and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use oral and written communications skills; read documents or instructions; analyze and solve routine problems; observe and interpret data or information; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed and precise work; meet time-sensitive deadlines; and interact with other laboratory staff encountered in the course of work.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employees work in a laboratory environment and are regularly exposed to hazardous materials, such as acids, corrosives and cleaning materials and are required to wear protective gloves, eye protection and lab coats. Employees are also exposed to hot equipment, such as hot plates, hot testing equipment and open flames and may be exposed to broken class and radioactivity. Employees are occasionally exposed to loud noise in the work environment that requires wearing hearing protection.
Thank you for your interest in this position. Please note the following important tips for applying.
- All portions of the application must be completed in detail. Work history, applicable education, and answers to the supplemental questions are all required. Applications missing any one of these sections will be rejected as incomplete. Referral to a resume is not acceptable.
- Set aside some time to complete your application. The system is unable to save applications that are in progress, and once you have submitted the application you cannot reapply.
- We strongly recommend that you review all the information on your application for accuracy. Once an application is submitted, you will be unable to edit it.
- Submitted applications are not viewable. If you would like to keep a record of what you will be submitting, we suggest you type your responses to the questions in a Word document, then copy and paste the answers into the application then save the Word document. Typing questions in Word will also minimize typing/grammatical errors since this is not an option in the system.
NOTE: If you are a current employee, you MUST apply via the Career worklet in Workday and not through this site. If you submit an application on this site, it cannot be processed.
Water Quality Lab Assistant
Open Date: 03/05/24
Close Date: 03/12/24
Salary: $25.93 per hour
Job Type: Regular
Location: River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, 1299 Burkholder Blvd., Henderson
For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact LVVWD Recruitment at recruitment@lvvwd.com.
FILING DEADLINE: The first 75 applications submitted ON or BEFORE 11:59pm, Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
HOURS OF WORK: 4/10's, Mon-Thur. 6:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
INTRODUCTION: Human Resources will screen applications and supplemental questionnaires. Candidates possessing the strongest skills and experience for this position will be forwarded to the hiring department for further evaluation and to determine who will be invited to the formal interview process. The candidate hired will be required to pass a drug screening, background check and may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in an environmental analytical lab, with collegiate experience in a laboratory setting; experience with drinking water distribution systems, environmental sample collection, preservation, handling, and equipment calibration; experience with Word, Excel and Laboratory Information Management Systems; experience with data entry and tracking; knowledge of water sample analysis, media, and equipment.
GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general supervision, performs routine to moderately difficult laboratory procedures to support Water Quality Laboratory functions; cleans, decontaminates and sterilizes glassware and equipment; prepares media and reagents; assists in the laboratory's quality assurance program; and performs related duties as assigned.
DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Methods and procedures used in the operation, calibration, cleaning and sterilization of standard laboratory equipment; media and reagents typically used in a Water Quality Laboratory, standard laboratory glassware, beakers, flasks and pipettes; aseptic techniques and universal safety precautions applicable to the work; basic quality control methods and techniques; the use of safe laboratory practices and procedures.
Ability to:
Work efficiently and independently from both oral and written instructions with a minimum of direct supervision; work with precision and accuracy in recording data and maintaining records; operate, calibrate, maintain and make minor repairs to standard laboratory equipment; communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other laboratory personnel.
Training and Experience:
A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent, and completion of either a course in laboratory science, such as chemistry or biology, or at least six months of experience in a public health, medical, biological or Water Quality Laboratory; or an equivalent combination of training.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to stand; talk; hear equipment sounds and conversations by telephone and in person; smell; use hands to finger, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms. Employees are frequently required to sit, walk, bend and stoop and twist. Employees are occasionally required to climb, kneel and crouch.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and shades, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Employees must frequently lift, move and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
Mental Demands
While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use oral and written communications skills; read documents or instructions; analyze and solve routine problems; observe and interpret data or information; use math and mathematical reasoning; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed and precise work; meet time-sensitive deadlines; and interact with other laboratory staff encountered in the course of work.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Employees work in a laboratory environment and are regularly exposed to hazardous materials, such as acids, corrosives and cleaning materials and are required to wear protective gloves, eye protection and lab coats. Employees are also exposed to hot equipment, such as hot plates, hot testing equipment and open flames and may be exposed to broken class and radioactivity. Employees are occasionally exposed to loud noise in the work environment that requires wearing hearing protection.
