LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42001991

Requisition No: 842300 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42001991

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42001991 

Salary:  $39,000.00 - $42,900.00 

Posting Closing Date: 12/17/2024 

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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV
 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
 

DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***
 

CONTACT:
 

Dr. Manoj Pandey, Phone: (352) 395-4737
 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
 

A high school diploma or its equivalent and four (4) years of experience in laboratory work. 
 

College or vocational/technical training can substitute at the rate of 30 semester, 45 quarter or 720 classroom hours for each year of the required experience provided such education includes three (3) courses in the physical and/or natural sciences.  (NOTE:  If using college education to qualify, you must provide a copy of an official or unofficial transcript as supporting documentation showing the required coursework.)
 

Requires possession of a valid Class E Driver License.
 

EDUCATIONAL NOTE: Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.  A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org) 
 

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***
 

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
   

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
 

Occasional travel, including overnight and sometimes up to two weeks at a time on an emergency program, is required.
 

This position may be required occasionally to vary daily schedule or work on weekends.
 

JOB DUTIES:     
       

GENERAL STATEMENT: This position assists in the development and support of rearing and releasing beneficial insects used in the biological control of invasive plants and insect pests in Florida.
 

Laboratory work: Assist with insect biological control agent mass rearing; collect and manipulate various insect life stages; record data; ship biological control agents; enter collected data and other information into the established database; collect, prepare, and sort samples; prepare and maintain accurate written records of activities.
 

Maintain clean and sanitized laborato