Lab Analyst I

Job description

Summary/Objective Analyzes samples to quantify chemical composition in accordance with National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) and South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SC DES) standards and in compliance with EPA regulations Essential Functions: - Performs laboratory operations, including preparation, analysis, quantification of chemicals; prepares standards and samples for analysis, including quality control samples, and reports final results; analyses include microbiology, chemical oxygen demand, specific conductivity, chlorine, solids, turbidity, etc. - Documents work performed; maintains laboratory notebooks, recordings, software data, etc. for raw data, standard preparations, and equipment - Performs routine daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance of equipment; conducts in-depth maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment by diagnostic methods - Performs actions required to maintain accreditation; runs, reports, and passes audit samples bi-annually; completes MDL studies for each required method bi-annually, completes initial and yearly ongoing DOC analyses for each test method, and ensures all methods are run according to the require...