NEOGOV · 1 day ago
Laboratory Supervisor - Pollution Control - TMS - RM
3339 E. Tamiami Trl Naples, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$33.13/hr - $53.68/hr
5+ years expCollier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long-term careers with us. The role involves supervising laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with environmental standards, and managing staff and laboratory activities.
GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals; conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations
Coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise
Ensures divisional compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures, including Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Plan; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; ensures disposal of hazardous waste materials per established procedures; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations
Consults with division director or other officials to review operations/activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations
Plans, organizes, and supervises laboratory operations; reviews analytical work conducted by laboratory staff; evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of laboratory operations, methods, procedures, and use of resources; implements improvements as needed; coordinates laboratory work activities with those of other divisions/departments, contractors, outside agencies, or others as needed
Prepares and implements laboratory quality assurance plan and quality control guidelines to maintain laboratory certification; maintains written protocols to monitor quality controls; conducts ongoing evaluation of quality control measures; maintains procedures for development of acceptance/rejection criteria; revises/updates quality manual and procedures as needed; prepares all reports required to maintain state laboratory certification; monitors staff adherence to quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure integrity of samples and test results
Supervises reporting of test results to regulatory agencies, division management, water treatment plant personnel, or others as appropriate; prepares state groundwater reports, state injection well reports, state effluent analysis reports; ensures timely preparation and submission of mandatory reports to appropriate agencies; informs Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of results of main clearance inspections and results of all tests to meet regulatory requirements
Develops and administers budget for assigned area; prepares cost estimates and justifications for budget requests; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget; coordinates purchasing activities for goods and contracted services
Maintains inventory of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and supply items; ensures availability of adequate materials to conduct work activities; initiates orders for new or replacement materials
Responds to complaints and questions related to department operations and activities; provides information, research problems/complaints, and initiates problem resolution
Supervises industrial pre-treatment program for Wastewater Division; reviews business and industrial pretreatment; prepares industrial pretreatment reports; assesses sewer spill sites and prepares sewer spill reports
Supervises and/or conducts collection of various water samples from production wells, monitoring wells, water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, local homes/businesses, storage facilities, water main construction sites, or other locations; schedules appointments to collect samples
Supervises and/or conducts field sampling for main clearance inspections, monthly compliance, monthly fluoride, customer complaints, well surveys, heterotrophic plate count, distribution rechecks, and injection wells; collects THM, lead, and copper test samples; maintains chain of custody of samples to ensure integrity of test results
Supervises preparation of microbiological media and reagents; prepares media and sets up for heterotrophic plate count, membrane filtration analysis, and multiple tube fermentation; maintains quality control of media, dilution/rinse water, coliform confirmation, Millipore filters, petri dishes, thio-bags, and autoclaves
Supervises and performs laboratory analysis of microbiological and chemical components; performs daily process control and chemical analysis; conducts total coliform testing for compliance, main clearance, well surveys, customer complaints, and distribution recheck; performs multiple chemical analyses on injection well samples; analyzes chemical parameters for compliance, process control, injection well program, and dead-end testing
Supervises and performs standard chemical and bacteriological examinations to analyze samples as required by environmental agencies, division procedures, and standard laboratory procedures for various parameters; conducts testing to identify levels of alkalinity, ammonia, chloride, chlorine, sulfate, fluoride, conductivity, copper, fecal coliform, heterotrophic plate count, iron, lead, nitrate, pH, sulfate, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), total phosphorus, trace metals, e-coli and enterococcus analyses by enzyme substrate method, total organic carbon (TOC), chlorophyll/pheophytin, total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), turbidity, true color, orthophosphorus or other analytes
Supervises and assists with maintenance of logs, charts, computer records, and other records of sampling activities, laboratory analysis, testing results, or other activities in compliance with regulatory reporting requirements and laboratory certifications on quality control, quality assurance, and laboratory procedures; monitors and logs temperatures of refrigerators, incubators, and water baths; monitors and records data for corrosion meter
Calculates and records results of tests; compares results against standards
Supervises and assists with operation of a variety of machinery, equipment and tools associated with laboratory operations, which may include a laboratory truck, microscope, comparator, scale/balance, nanopore water system, deionized water system, autoclave, oven, magnetic stir plate, hot plate, incubator, laboratory refrigerator, spectrophotometer, ICP-MS, ammonia meter, fluoride meter, pH meter, colony counter, autoanalyzer, titration burette, desiccator, propane torch, alcohol burner, vacuum pump, laboratory paraphernalia, laboratory glassware, medias, testing materials, hand tools, or two-way radio
Supervises general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment, and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, calibrating laboratory equipment, washing/cleaning laboratory paraphernalia, sterilizing/decontaminating glassware, performing basic repair of laboratory equipment, cleaning laboratory truck, and cleaning shop/work areas; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment
Performs administrative tasks; coordinates staff training and certification activities; produces billing statements for work performed; reviews/approves time sheets; reviews invoices, research discrepancies, and forwards for payment
Ensure compliance with TNI standards, FDEP, FDOH, and 40 CFR Part 136
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Five (5) years of related experience
Candidates without a degree should possess four (4) additional years of related experience
Fingerprinting Required
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
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