Laboratory Technician II
| Department: | Laboratory |
|---|---|
| Updated: | 12/1/11 |
| Reviewed: | 1/1/12 |
| Approved STPUD: | NH |
| Approved LOCAL 39: | CS |
Job Summary
Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, performs a variety of chemical, physical, and biological analyses on water, wastewater and soil, as required for State Water Quality compliance, Public Health, and Plant operation; uses a variety of automated instrumentation; makes appropriate calculations and enters data onto Lab forms; prepares standard solutions; performs field sampling for the potable water system and in Alpine County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting | 10% of day | ||
| Standing | 70% of day | ||
| Walking | 12% of day | ||
| Driving | 8% of day | ||
| Hearing | 100% of day | ||
| Speaking | 50% 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 | X | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Glassware | 8 feet, 6 inches |
| Reference Books | 6 feet |
| Chemicals/Supplies | 7 feet, 6 inches |
| Work bench | 3 feet |
Equipment Used
- Glassware
- Chemicals and supplies
- Reference books.
- Lab instrumentation
Working Conditions
- Sampling in all types of weather, including snow, ice, mud and rain. Also uses snowshoes.
- Exposure to, with safety equipment, poisons, toxic fumes, noxious odors, hazardous wastes, acids, caustics, carcinogens, oxidizers, and flammables.
- Office work; calculators, computer video screens and keyboards.
- Driving in snow, rain, mud, and ice.
- Climbing and descending stairs and ladders less than or equal to 40 feet.
- Sampling from a small boat.
- Digging, shoveling and boring soils, ice, and snow.
- Compresses gases.
- Steam pressure vessels.
- Broken glassware.
- Pathogenic bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
- Climb tanks.
- Pulls sled in snow, loaded with equipment.
- GPS Units.