Laboratory Director
Department: | Laboratory |
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Updated: | 12/1/11 |
Reviewed: | 1/1/12 |
Approved STPUD: | RHS |
Approved MGMT GRP: | PS |
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Assistant General Manager/Engineer, is responsible for directing all activities of the Laboratory, including monitoring of the wastewater treatment plant, potable water system, UST remediation systems’ sewer discharges, Alpine County water reclamation, Indian Creek Reservoir TMDL, and commercial testing. Ensures that all work is performed safely and all facilities are maintained in a safe condition.
Job Physical Requirements Analysis
Job Specific Body Movements | Occasionally 1/3 of time or less |
Frequently 1/3 – 2/3 of time |
Continuously More than 2/3 of time |
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Sitting | 70% of day | ||
Standing | 15% of day | ||
Walking | 10% of day | ||
Driving | 5% of day | ||
Hearing | 100% of day | ||
Speaking | 30% of day | ||
Lifting 1-20 lbs | X | ||
Lifting 20-50 lbs | X | ||
Lifting 50+ lbs | X | ||
Working/reaching above shoulder | X | ||
Working w/arms extended @ shoulder level | X | ||
Working with body bent over at waist | X | ||
Working in kneeling position | X | ||
Crawling | X | ||
Climbing stairs | X | ||
Climbing ladder | X | ||
Major Hand | X | ||
Pulling | X | ||
Pushing | X | ||
Fine Manipulation | N/A | ||
Typing/Keyboard | X | ||
Writing | X | ||
Simple Grasping | X | ||
Filing | X | ||
Power Grip | X | ||
Tools | X | ||
Equipment | X | ||
Hand Twisting | X | ||
Folding | X |
Height from Floor of Objects to Be Reached or Worked On:
Object | Height |
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Glassware | 8 feet, 6 inches |
Reference books | 6 feet |
Chemicals and supplies | 7 feet, 6 inches |
Work bench | 3 feet |
Equipment Used
Personal computers and standard office equipment, Laboratory instruments and glassware, water and soil sampling equipment, field instruments, automated analyzers, chemicals and supplies, reference books, safety equipment, motorized vehicles and boat (sometimes with oars), snowshoes and fall protection equipment.
Working Conditions
Main environment is that of an indoor office using calculators, computer video screens and keyboards. Exposure to (with safety equipment), poisons, toxic fumes, noxious odors, hazardous wastes, acids, caustics, carcinogens, oxidizers, and flammables. Occasional sampling involving driving in all types of weather, including snow, ice, mud, and rain, using snowshoes, digging, shoveling, and boring soils, ice, and snow, or sampling from a small boat. Exposure to compressed gases, steam pressured vessels, broken glassware, pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, and viruses.