Laboratory Technician Iv

Position: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV - 42005336
Location: Tallahassee

Contact

Huanwu Qi

Position Details

Requisition No: 887249

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV -

Pay Plan:
Career Service

Position Number:

Salary: $41,000.18 - $49,200.06

Posting Closing Date: 11/24/2026

Total Compensation Estimator Tool LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IV FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION OF FOOD SAFETY BUREAU OF LABORATORIES

• OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

Minimum Requirements

A high school diploma or its equivalent and four (4) years of experience in laboratory work;
or College or vocational/technical training can substitute at the rate of 30 (1 year) semester, 45 quarter (1 year) or 720 (1 year) classroom hours for each year (4 years) 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)

Note

There will be a standard numerically based work sample administered with an established minimum required passing score to all eligible candidates in order to move to the next phase of consideration as part of the hiring process for this position .

• 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.

Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

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

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

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

Selected applicants for positions within the Division of Food Safety are normally hired at the base salary.

Job Duties

Performs sample preparation, homogenization, extraction, partitioning and cleanup of samples submitted for analysis. Prepares samples for routine and non-routine chemical or microbiological analysis. Uses aseptic technique in handling samples for microbiological analysis. Accurately records and verifies sample information data in a wide variety of appropriate physical and electronic workbooks, logbooks and databases. Following laboratory procedures, takes and stores photographs of samples and sample packaging.

Performs sample custody functions. Receives and examines samples submitted to the laboratory for analysis to determine program assignments and storage requirements.

Prepares laboratory media, reagents and solutions and records all reagent information in appropriate logbooks. Documents observed inadvertent deviations from procedures in appropriate…