Environmental/Chemical Laboratory Scientist

Job Posting Title

Environmental/Chemical Laboratory Scientist

Agency

040 DEPT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD & FORESTRY

Supervisory Organization

Agriculture, Food & Forestry–Agriculture Building

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Up to $53,080.00 based on education and experience.

Job Description

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) is seeking a full-time Chemist I position in the Laboratory Services Division. This position (PIN #04000505) is in state government, located in Oklahoma City, OK. The State of Oklahoma offers a comprehensive Benefits Package, including a generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents. 

The annual salary for this position is up to $53,080.00 based on education and experience.

Position Description:   This position is for an analytical chemist in the General Chemistry Section of the Laboratory Services Division. They will perform routine analytical testing of feed and fertilizer samples. Other responsibilities include following quality assurance and quality control protocols, evaluating generated data, preparing technical reports, providing remedial actions and recommendations, performing routine maintenance on equipment, and ensuring a safe work environment.

Typical Functions:

• Analyzes water, soil, waste, and agricultural samples to determine levels of compliance with state and federal regulations or applicable specifications.

• Implements the use of approved methods and procedures in the analysis of samples, and of Quality Assurance practices and procedures in all analytical and study processes.

• Develops methods and procedures needed for laboratory analyses used in the determination of quality, formulation standards and compliance where no approved procedures exist.

• Plans or aids in the planning of special studies requiring the collection and analysis of samples leading to the protection of the public health and the environment.

• Maintains all equipment related to analysis within the laboratory.

• Maintains supply inventories necessary to perform all laboratory analyses.

• May serve as an expert witness in the interpretation of laboratory analysis for the enforcement of state and federal regulations.

• Evaluates and prepares reports on the results of analyses and studies.

• Provides consultation on laboratory analyses and studies performed both within and outside of the laboratory for development of regulations and compliance standards, or evaluation of environmental situations.

• Researches, develops and assists in the implementation of long term planning for the efficient use of the state’s air, water, land and agricultural resources.

Level Description: This is the basic level of the job family where employees are assigned duties for performing routine entry level work in evaluating regulations concerning analytical data and methods, applying them to performance of assigned analysis, preparing technical reports for special studies, and making recommendations on remedial actions to correct problems.  In this role, they will perform tasks involved with routine chemical analysis and report preparation, and will assist with technical investigations, planning and implementing research projects, and complex chemical analysis.  Assigned duties may include sample preparation and extraction, liquid chromatography, inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP), flow injection, wet chemical, biological, microbiological, and physical analyses.

Education and Experience: Education and Experience requirements for entry at this level consist of a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biological or environmental science.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required to perform work at this level include knowledge of chemical laboratory testing procedures and equipment; of instruments and test apparatus; of the purpose of the chemical analysis being performed and of the materials being analyzed. Ability is required to operate laboratory equipment, to write technical reports and to apply laboratory safety procedures.

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