LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42005438

Requisition No: 853306 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42005438

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42005438 

Salary:  $39,846.82 - $47,816.08 

Posting Closing Date: 05/29/2025 

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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

DIVISION OF FOOD SAFETY

BUREAU OF LABORATORIES

 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

 

CONTACT:

 

George Kilgore, 850-617-7516

 

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 courses in the physical and/or natural sciences. 

 

Certain positions within this class require individuals to meet specific federal or state regulations as identified by the employing agency. 

 

If using a college or vocational/technical training to substitute for the required years of experience, a TRANSCRIPT MUST BE SUBMITTED AT TIME OF APPLICATION via PEOPLE FIRST OR US MAIL TO: CONTACT PERSON AND MUST BE POST MARKED BY CLOSING DATE OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

 

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 required.

 

NOTES:

 

Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

 

JOB DUTIES:

 

Ensures samples are prepared for further analysis, such as weighing and collating paperwork, including custodial activities as required.  Under supervision, may perform a variety of physical tests and analyses of foods in a timely manner, usually non-instrumental; provides results to a supervisor for review.  Provides support to the State Hemp Program.

 

Works with supervisor, st