Intern - Laboratory

If you are thinking about a career in a laboratory and want to gain some real work experience this is a great opportunity for you!

• A science background through their course of study including some courses that include handson labs such as microbiology chemistry or a biology course with a lab.
• Enthusiastic for the work and is considering a career in a laboratory.
• Experience using excel including creating and modifying exciting spreadsheets with data.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Selfmotivated and resourceful.

• Entry level laboratory analysis and techniques including reagent and standard preparation equipment calibration and maintenance volatile acid analysis alkalinity analysis total and volatile solids analysis total suspended solids analysis pH analysis and quality control of microbiology supplies.
• Use and improvement of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) including sample login batching creation and editing of electronic worksheets managing and attaching equipment manuals and SDSs as needed.

• Ethics and Data Integrity training
• Basic lab skill training (pipetting weighing reagent prep good laboratory practices (GLP)
• Laboratory analyses training (TS/VS pH VA Alkalinity TSS etc. and field sampling
• XLIMS training

• Learn about the FSSD laboratory: what do we do and why what does a typical work day or week involve how are we the same or different from other laboratories and/or wastewater plants.
• Complete training for topics listed (learn to perform some or all of the listed analyses) and assist laboratory technicians with process control analyses and testing preparation and cleanup.
• Have the ability to read and follow laboratory policies and procedures. Have the ability to implement and understand traceability and documentation/recordkeeping in the lab.

• Biology
• Environmental Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences

• Mobility and Dexterity: Positions in this class typically require stooping kneeling reaching standing walking fingering grasping feeling (i.e. sense of touch) and repetitive motion.
• Lifting Carrying Pushing and Pulling: Employees in this class will be exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Vision: Positions in this class require the employee to have close visual acuity with or without correction to prepare and analyze data and figures transcribe view a computer terminal read etc. Positions in this class also requires employees to have depth perception to operate a motor vehicle.
• Hearing/Talking: Positions in this class require the employee to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction and have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication. Positions in this class require the employee to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Working Conditions: While some work will be in an office setting visits to outdoor worksites will require an employee in this class to work outside and be subject to a variety of weather conditions walking on uneven terrain and working around vehicles in operation and around machinery with moving parts. Employees in this class may be required to operate a vehicle and thus will be subject to traffic hazards while driving.
• Work in a Wastewater Treatment Facility: Employees in this class will be working in a wastewater treatment facility and thus will be subject to exposure to chemicals toxic agents blood and other bodily fluids and communicable diseases. There may also be occasional exposure to extreme temperatures inadequate lighting and workspace that restricts movement. Employees in this class may be required to work in an industrial area and outdoors and thus will be subject to exposure to moving mechanical parts electrical currents fuel oil gases smoke fumes odors pollens dust vibrations and intense noises as well as field conditions including rainy windy cold or hot weather.
• Working at Heights: Employees in this class may be required to work at heights 15 feet and more above the ground on equipment and structures.

• Background Checks: The District may conduct a background check and a reference check on candidates prior to appointment to a position within this class.
• Independent Travel: Incumbents are required to travel independently for example to perform work at other work sites to attend meetings with other District employees to attend meetings with community organizations etc.

Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicants ability to advance in the process; as such responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses.

A completed FSSD employment application and supplemental questionnaire must be submitted by clicking the APPLY button in the upper righthand corner.This recruitment will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday April 16 2025.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: You are required to submit a copy of your transcripts or a copy of your degree if you have obtained one within the last six 6 months. Applications received without the required documentation will not be reviewed. You can either upload them with your application or email them to Tania Medrano at with the title Laboratory Intern Documents YOUR NAME. If your documents are not received by the final deadline indicated above it will not be reviewed.

IMPORTANT:Contact with candidates will primarily be via email. Make sure you list a current email that you check regularly with your application.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application packet.