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HKA Enterprises

Field Lab Tech

HKA Enterprises, Vancouver, Washington, United States, 98662

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Job Description Pay: $23.00- $26.00 per hour DOE

Qualifications

Prefer candidates with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a science field, or 4 years of Wastewater operations or Industrial Pretreatment experience.

Candidates must have an interest in working outdoors.

Highly independent and organized individual able to troubleshoot and problem solve.

Responsibilities

Analyze wastewater and industrial waters for field parameters including pH, dissolved oxygen, sulfite, nitrogen compounds and others as necessary for industrial pretreatment monitoring.

Maintain sampling equipment and sampling inventory.

Collect Industrial wastewater discharges from various businesses in the Vancouver area.

Follow laboratory and field work safety protocol and use necessary PPE at all times.

Properly dispose of environmental samples.

Maintain a positive attitude and contribute to a team environment.

Maintain a good driving record and navigate unfamiliar areas.

Take monitoring recordings and make adjustments to the treatment process at a pretreatment lagoon, including addition of nutrients and balance of oxygen.

Handle samples properly, including chain of custody procedures.

Create accurate sample fractions from parent samples.

Coordinate with industries to schedule sample collection.

Maintain laboratory field equipment such as dissolved oxygen probes, pH probes, and TDS sensors.

Use a boat to take field analysis of lagoon processes, collecting samples and taking readings of sludge depth and dissolved oxygen.

Use a microscope to properly identify bacteria in wastewater samples.

Create, update, and maintain standard operating procedures and safety documentation.

Organize sampling events.

Work with preserved collection bottles in a safe and acceptable manner.

Coordinate with subcontract laboratories for sample bottle orders and courier pickups.

Maintain equipment for the successful operation of the IPP Lagoon.

Work schedule will be day shift Monday through Friday; some holiday work required.

Physical and Schedule Requirements

Must be able to stand for approximately 80% of an 8-hour work day.

Must be able to regularly lift items between 1–15 pounds.

Must be able to occasionally lift items between 15–50 pounds.

HKA is an EEO Employer who participates in the US Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program.

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