Senior Chemist at Metropolitan Water District Southern California in La Verne, California

Job Description:

The Senior Chemist works on the Quality Assurance (QA) Team and serves as a technical specialist to support the Quality Assurance Program and Metropolitan's water quality laboratory accreditation related to the microbiology and chemistry laboratory functions.

In this role you will demonstrate your communication and presentation skills. In this position, the Senior Chemist will work closely with the Quality Assurance Officer, chemists, limnologists, microbiologists, and various team managers to support and advise on analytical methods, complex instrumentation and all aspects of quality assurance and quality control. The Senior Chemist supports the team manager in completing the quality management system updates and reports to top management.

This position requires knowledge of chemistry and microbiology analytical methods and the associated QA requirements. The Senior Chemist will have the required knowledge of the current and upcoming regulatory requirements and takes the lead in creating and revising quality assurance documents such as the Quality Manual, standard operating procedures and laboratory forms. The person in this position conducts internal audits covering technical and management system areas of the laboratory to ensure compliance with quality assurance requirements and protocols established by the state of California, Federal drinking water regulations, and requirements of the 2016 TNI laboratory standards.

Schedule: 44/36, Monday through Friday /Every other Friday off. Monday through Thursday 9 hours per day, 8 hours per day every other Friday. Start times are no earlier than 6 am and end times are no later than 6 pm.

Hybrid: Metropolitan’s current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

This position may require coming in more than 2 days per week based on business needs.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job. To view the full job description click here: Senior Chemist

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and six years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of relevant experience. 

A degree (Bachelors or Masters) in a related field is defined as: Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Sciences or related scientific field/discipline.

Relevant Experience is defined as: experience in a water quality laboratory quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) role utilizing the principles and practices of water chemistry and/or microbiology while following established environmental laboratory standards; AND experience using laboratory information management systems (LIMS).

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing and registrations:
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

CLOSING
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year. 

 

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

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