Environmental technician Jobs in Anchorage, AK

Job Description

FT 40+ hrs seasonal position  in   ANCHORAGE, AK ! This position is an hourly opportunity, and it is eligible forovertime pay.

Looking for an opportunity in the last frontier?

SGS Alaska Division has been the leading full-service environmental laboratory in Alaska for over 50 years. You will be a part of a team that understands the importance of employing qualified, enthusiastic, resourceful people. SGS Anchorage is a full service, ISO accredited laboratory analyzing a variety of matrices for environmental pollutants. You will help provide local service to Alaskan clients that report to government regulatory agencies and private individuals.

You will have the opportunities to advance your knowledge by working in the only full-service environmental lab in Alaska. You will be trained in one or several departments throughout the laboratory. This position will build on your science education, and through hard work, will advance your skill set by gaining non-academic laboratory experience.

After your extensive onboarding training you will be placed in one or several of the following departments. In the Waters Department, you will work on bench chemistry methods, including  colorimetric ,  gravimetric  and  potentiometric  techniques. In the Metals digestions department, you will work with strong acids using  HotBlock  and  AutoBlock  techniques. In the Organic Extractions department, you will work with  Solid Phase ,  Liq / Liq  and  Horn Sonication  techniques. Finally, in the Sample Control department, you will receive samples and log them into our  LIMS  following the  CoC . You will prepare sample kits and transfer samples throughout the whole laboratory. Beyond these departments there are potential roles in VOA prep, TCLP and WeighRoom.

Qualifications

As the ideal candidate you would use your scientific knowledge from your BA / BS and your strong work ethic from your Service and Retail positions in order to help serve our environmental clients in Alaska. You would be expected to work overtime when workload requires.