The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) is an attached State agency to the Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism. NELHA is seeking temporary employment for a Water Quality Technician. The Water Quality Technician will be primarily tasked with collecting water quality samples from around the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park to support the Comprehensive Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) at NELHA. Additional duties include routine and entry level tasks within the Water Quality Laboratory. Field sampling and familiarity with an analytical laboratory setting is preferred.
Job Description:
Responsible for the collection of water quality samples from a variety of sources around the facility - seawater pipelines, anchialine ponds, client discharge sites, groundwater monitoring wells, and nearshore ocean transect sites. Collect in-situ field parameters of water samples Recording data on field sheets and entering data into Microsoft Excel databases Follow Standard Operating Procedures and established Standard Methods to analyze water quality samples for general "wet chemistry" parameters in the laboratory (i.e. turbidity, total suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, and chlorophyll-a analysis) Perform calibration and verification checks of instrumentation and meters Perform routine laboratory duties such as glassware washing, bottle preparation, sample preparation
Requirements:
All health care staff shall be required to complete the ODOC online training prior to coming to the facility. The time spent in the training session will not be billable to the ODOC. The ODOC online training provides required in-service training documents for temp medical suppliers to work at any ODOC facility. The online training is 16 modules, and a link will be provided for registrations to awarded suppliers. Documentation of completed training shall be provided to the facility Nurse Manger prior to assignment of a temporary health care personnel.
Equipment to be used:
Minimum field sampling equipment: YSI multiparameter meter (i.e. temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, ORP), submersible pumps, John Deere Gator vehicle, peristaltic pump, various buckets and bottles for sample collection, comfort being on a boat.
Minimum laboratory equipment includes:
YSI meter, turbidimeter, vacuum filtration apparatus, analytical balance, drying oven, incubator, pipettes, laboratory glassware, autoclave, fume hood Minimum Office equipment: computer, elephone, printer Minimum knowledge, skills and education and/or experience To be considered, candidate shall have a bachelor's degree in natural or physical science with an emphasis in chemistry, bachelor's degree in natural or physical science with an emphasis in chemistry, biology, environmental science, marine science, or closely related field. Familiarity with and ability to follow standard laboratory and field sampling protocols andprocedures is required. Minimum computer software skills/knowledge to be used Computer skills include usage of databasesand spreadsheets. Ability to use Microsoft Excel accurately enter and record data. Familiarity with the full Microsoft Microsoft Excel accurately enter and record data. Familiarity with the full Microsoft Suite (including Outlook, Excel and Word) and Adobe Acrobat (for basic pdf functions) is also preferred. Suite (including Outlook, Excel and Word) and Adobe Acrobat (for basic pdf functions) is also preferred.
Pay:
$24.00 - $30.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week
