Environmental Health Technician I/II chez Merced County, CA

About the Department

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collect samples from domestic water supplies, streams, and other bodies of water.   
  
  
• Conduct soil boring, domestic well, irrigation well, and other well inspections.
  
  
• Assist with routine surveys for evidence of contamination or pollution.
  
  
• Conduct routine environmental health investigations or inspections including septic systems, agricultural waste, and biosolids/sludge.
  
  
• Perform sanitary surveys of community disposal systems, and of refuse and garbage practices.
  
  
• Investigate nuisance, housing, solid waste, and other environmental health complaints.   
  
  
• Inspect septic pumper vehicles. 
  
  
• Inspect major, minor and illegal waste tire facilities.
  
  
• Provide customer service to the general public relating to environmental health issues or services.
  
  
• Issue water well, septic system, septic pumper vehicle, agricultural waste, and biosolids/sludge permits.

Position Duties

Level I

Education:  
High School Diploma or equivalent.   

Level II

Experience:  
One (1) year experience equivalent to an Environmental Health Technician I in Merced County.  

OR  

Education:  Equivalent to graduation from college with an AA or AS degree, with course work in the basic sciences. 

License:
Possess a valid California driver's license at time of appointment and maintain.

IDENTIFIED SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITIONS IN THIS CLASSIFICATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRE-EMPLOYMENT, POST-ACCIDENT, REASONABLE SUSPICION, RANDOM AND RETURN-TO-DUTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY OF MERCED DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY

Minimum Qualifications

• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
  
  
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone. 
  
  
• Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
  
  
• Perform job duties under stressful conditions and respond appropriately to situations.
  
  
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
  
  
• Conduct inspections over uneven surfaces under various environmental conditions.
  
  
• Lift and move with help objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
  
  
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
  
  
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
  
  
• Kneel, bend, twist, squat, balance and crawl.
  
  
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination. 
  
  
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
  
  
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
  
  
• Regular attendance is an essential function.
  
  

• Basic environmental health problems and principles.
  
  
• Good interpersonal skill to deal with complaints and potentially hostile individuals.
  
  
• Basic inspection techniques and procedures.
  
  

Ability to:

• Conduct investigations and inspections.

• Record observations and make simple reports. 
  
  
• Follow oral and written directions. 
  
  
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with department officials, and the public. 
  
  
• Deal tactfully and courteously with the public when representing the County.