Pretreatment Sampling​/Lab Technician

Job Title

Pretreatment Sampling/Lab Technician

Public Works

Nonexempt

Starting Salary Range: $29.74 - $35.72 per hour

Full Salary Range: $29.74 - 41.71 per hour

This position performs technical work of moderate difficulty in setting up and retrieving sampling equipment in support of the industrial pretreatment program, collecting and preserving samples, and performing standard chemical and bacteriological tests. Rotating weekend coverage with Lab Techs.

Received by: WWTP Pretreatment Coordinator Exercised by: None

The job functions listed herein are neither exclusive nor exhaustive, but are intended to be illustrative of the types of tasks the employee will most likely be expected to perform on a regular basis. The employee may be asked to perform different or additional tasks than the ones listed here, as the needs of the employer and/or the requirements of the position change.

• Valid Wisconsin driver's license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is performed both indoors and outdoors; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office and laboratory equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, prolonged visual concentration and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to bend or kneel.
• The employee may frequently be exposed to unpleasant conditions such as dust, odors, noise and toxic agents.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and sometimes in excess of 50 pounds.
• The employee occasionally works around and may need to enter confined spaces, such as manholes, to install sampling equipment.

The City of Waukesha is an Equal Opportunity Employer.