Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialist Position Available In Collier, Florida

Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialist 
Salary $58,912.00 – $77,175.00 Annually Location Naples, FL Job Type Full Time, Regular Job Number 09496 Department Public Utilities Department Division Water Opening Date 06/20/2025 Closing Date 6/26/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

DESCRIPTION

Job Summary Onboarding for this position is scheduled to commence no earlier than August 11, 2025. Develops, implements, coordinates, and manages field and laboratory quality assurance (QA) Essential Functions

• Plans, organizes, directs, and controls field and laboratory QA activities for projects; coordinates and maintains laboratory certifications.
• Prepares and updates Quality manuals, writes and modifies Laboratory Standard Operational Procedures and QA Plans according to state approved guidelines.
• Maintains quality control; performs quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure integrity of samples and test results; conducts quality assurance and quality control audits.
• Conducts internal and external audits and provides detailed reports to management, clients, and regulatory agencies; makes recommendations for corrections and improvements as necessary.
• Train laboratory personnel on new and updated equipment.
• Prepares weekly duty sheets and weekend beeper schedule.
• Maintains 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.

• Reports test results to regulatory agencies, supervisory personnel, water treatment plant personnel, or others as appropriate; informs Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of results of main clearance inspections and results of all tests to meet regulatory requirements.
• 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, conductivity, copper, fecal coliform, heterotrophic plate count, iron, lead, nitrate, pH, sulfate, total dissolved solids (TDS), total suspended solids (TSS), total phosphorus, or other materials.

• Operates 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, 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.

• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, equipment, and tools in operable condition; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
• Monitors inventory levels of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and supply items; ensures availability of adequate materials to conduct work activities; initiates orders for new or replacement materials. Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Four (4) years of related experience.
• Candidates without a degree should possess four (4) additional years of related experience.
• Fingerprinting required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

• Must possess or obtain a valid State of Florida Class 3 Water Distribution Systems Operator License within eighteen (18) months from date of hire.