Physical Science Laboratory Technician

About this position

Montech Inc. is a leader in business support solutions, offering professional and technical services for federal and state clients, tribal governments, and commercial customers. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Montech Inc. has employees who perform work in multiple states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and Texas. Established in 2011, we are a U.S. SBA 8(a) Program Graduate, a Minority Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), and Woman-Owned Small Business.

Montech Inc. currently recruits for over 90 different labor categories. Montech Inc. has established strict screening, hiring and retention processes to provide our customers with the best technical support staff. Our team is passionate about the work we do and the important missions we support. We pride ourselves on being a responsible partner our customers can count on for reliable performance and outstanding customer service.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is the nation’s largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, serving as the science arm for the Department of the Interior (DOI). For over a century, USGS has delivered unbiased science used by decision-makers, federal agencies, industry, and the public. National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) reports to the Laboratory & Analytical Services Division (LASD) within the Water Mission Area at the USGS.

As a legally identifiable organization, NWQL carries out laboratory testing in compliance with the NELAC standard (National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference) and the ISO/IEC 17025 standard (International Organization for Standardization) to meet the needs of nationwide stakeholders. NWQL regularly services 35 Water Science Centers. NWQL is the primary laboratory for USGS for determining organic and inorganic constituents in groundwater, surface water, river and lake sediments, aquatic plant and animal tissues, as well as for identifying and enumerating benthic invertebrate populations and analyzing atmospheric precipitation from the United States and its protectorates.

To accomplish its mission, the NWQL necessities technicians to batch samples in a computing system, perform basic measurements in support of federal chemists.

Personnel will provide services in-person/on-site at the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory, Building 95, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225.

Personnel shall maintain a normal schedule Monday through Friday, working 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. Hours shall be performed between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (subject to change per NWQL Memo 08.01 Policy for Conducting Chemical and Other Potentially Hazardous Operations at the NWQL). Work hours must provide maximum responsiveness to the Governments requirements as it applies to Safety compliance and operations.

• Teleworking is not permitted.
• On‑site work performed outside the normal workdays and core hours specified herein is subject to prior approval. Building access outside the normal workdays and core hours may be limited.
• Any hours over 8 per day, or 40 hours per week are considered overtime. This is not authorized without prior approval.

The tasks involve daily sample preparation and analysis of environmental samples with short expiration dates (holding times) associated with the following lab codes.