A Laboratory Technician performs standard and non-standard tests including preparing chemical solutions (reagents) of a routine to difficult nature concerning the chemical, radiological, biological, or microbiological laboratory analysis of water, wastewater, sludge, physical evidence in criminal cases, and materials and supplies used by City departments; makes simple calculations and prepares and maintains records and technical reports on analytical results; makes minor repairs to intricate testing equipment; tracks samples and enters analytical results in the laboratory information management system; performs chain of custody duties for sample receiving; complies with the Quality Assurance plan of the lab; performs sample collection and delivery; prepares and modifies basic standard operating procedure of laboratory test methods; and may supervise employees engaged in the above work.
Education Requirement: Completion of 12 semester or 18 quarter units in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, microbiology, botany, zoology, oceanography, or marine biology, and at least two of the aforementioned courses must have had a laboratory module either as part of or separate from the general lecture; AND
Completion of 3 semester or 4 quarter units of mathematics at an accredited college or university.