LABORATORY SCIENTIST 1

Company: Ohio Department of Commerce
Location: Reynoldsburg
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

What We Need YOU To DO:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as a laboratory scientist with the Division of Environmental Services (DES) at our Reynoldsburg laboratory.

Know the difference between a Bunsen, a burette, and a beaker? Then this is for you!

• Our Division of Environmental Services analyzes water, air, sediment, and tissue samples and provides technical assistance, laboratory inspections, and lab certification throughout the state of Ohio.
• As a laboratory scientist you'll assist the lab's sample coordinator in receiving, processing and distributing samples, as well as preparing and performing basic laboratory tests.
• We'll count on your attention to detail to maintain sample documentation such as lab records and test results, and accurately enter this information in DES databases while retaining hard copies.
• You'll provide routine administrative support for DES including answering calls to the main line, greeting visitors, screening incoming and outgoing mail, maintaining office inventory, and handling equipment purchases and payments. Our analysis confirms this is great opportunity to join Ohio EPA. Don't delay - apply today!
  
  At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
  • Medical Coverage
  • Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
  • Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
  • Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
  • Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
  • Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
    
    Qualifications
    
    
    • 30 mos. pertinent laboratory experience commensurate with job duties to be performed as outlined per approved position description on file.
    • OR completion of associate degree in a biological, chemical, natural or physical science; 12 mos. pertinent laboratory experience commensurate with job duties to be performed as outlined per approved position description on file.
    • OR completion of undergraduate core coursework in a biological, chemical, natural or physical science.
    • OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
      
      Job Skills: Laboratory, Testing Procedures, Computer Literacy, Training, Scheduling, Inventory Control, Records Management, Organizing and Planning, Written Communication, Customer Focus

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