Student Intern; Quality Assurance & Environmental Laboratory

Salary: $21.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Location : Plant 1 - 10844 Ellis Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, CA

Job Type: Intern

Job Number: 150

Department: Environmental Services

Division: Environmental Laboratory

Opening Date: 10/14/2026

Closing Date: 11/4/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

What do you value in your next job?

At the Orange County Sanitation District our Core Values form the framework of our organization and reinforce our professional work ethic. If the following values ring true with you, we'd love to invite you to explore our career opportunities further.

We aspire to the highest degree of integrity, inclusion, honesty, and respect in our interaction with each other, our suppliers, our customers, and our community. We strive to demonstrate these values in our actions, commitments, and service.

We lead by example, acknowledging the value of our resources and using them wisely to achieve our mission. We strive to reach OC San goals through cooperative efforts and collaboration with each other and our constituencies. We work to solve problems in a creative, cost-effective, and safe manner, and we acknowledge team and individual efforts.

We are committed to acting in a timely, accurate, accessible, and transparent manner through excellent customer service. We are committed to act in the best interest of our internal and external stakeholders.

We continuously develop ourselves, enhancing our talents, skills, and abilities. We recognize that only through personal growth and development will we progress as an agency and as individuals.

We are committed to providing a safe work environment. We will demonstrate leadership, promote individual accountability, and participate actively in the advancement of our health and safety practices.

OC San is currently looking to fill the role of a Student Intern (Quality Assurance & Environmental Laboratory) in the Quality Assurance & Sampling group.

Under close supervision, the student intern will perform variety of duties in the laboratory.

• Support contract lab supply management.
• Support QA and Sampling group's inventory management.
• Support SharePoint site design, development, and maintenance.
• Support sample distribution.
• Assist with support equipment maintenance and calibration.
• Assist with updating and digital archiving of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Assist with LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) tasks/projectss.
• Attend and provide updates in team meetings.
• Perform other tasks as needed.

• High school diploma or equivalent;
• Full-time college student of at least junior level in good standing in a bachelor's or graduate degree program in a field of study related to OC San's activities.
• Valid California Class C Driver's License.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to demonstrate and/or have experience in:

• Effective learning and analytical skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Completing tasks in an organized and accurate manner.
• Showing initiative and accountability when given assignments.
• Working effectively both collaboratively and independently.
• Microsoft SharePoint site design and development.
• Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Database and information management systems.
• Best practices related to laboratory procedures.
• Safely working with a variety of environmental samples.

• Undergraduate and graduate students must be enrolled full-time at a college or university, be in good standing, and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better to be eligible for a paid internship with OC San.
• Majoring in data science, chemistry,…