Location: Chiefland, FL
Company: State Of Florida
Scientist III Salary: $1,730.77 bi-weekly Position number: 77072977 Class Code: 5074 Program Broad Band Code: Region: South Central County: Polk Working hours: 40hrs/week List of any subordinates supervised: None Residency requirement: None Level of Education: Preferred bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the life or physical sciences and two years of professional biological experience; or a master's degree from an accredited college or university in one of the life or physical sciences and one year of professional biological experience.
Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division: Habitat and Species Conservation Section:
Invasive Plant Management Sub-section: Field Operations Address: 2001 Homeland-Garfield Rd, Bartow, FL 33830 Supervisor: Brittany Lay Employment is contingent upon a successful completion of a Level 1 background check In addition to submitting a completed State of Florida electronic application and completing the qualifying questions, applicants must attach a cover letter and up to date resume.
Submitted cover letter should at a minimum explain your interest in working in invasive plant management and identify your most relevant skills and experience. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Description of position: This position is responsible for backssing aquatic plant populations,
recommending and permitting aquatic and upland plant control programs for both the private and public sectors, attending meetings, providing educational and informational services, scheduling contractor work schedules, monitoring aquatic plant control operations, providing extension services upon request, and conducting investigations for violations of the aquatic plant permitting rules.
Persons applying for this position should be comfortable working independently in the field, have experience trailering and operating boats and ATVs and have experience in plant identification and the control of invasive species. Experience with public speaking or presenting information to the public and/or professional peer groups is preferred.
It is expected that all FWC employees courteously assist Commission constituents to resolve questions or problems they may have on matters relating to the Commission, its programs or fish and wildlife conservation in general; and garner public support for agency objectives and programs by serving Florida's citizens in a positive and proactive manner. Knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position: Incumbent must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to work well with team members and members of the public.
Other required knowledge, skills and abilities include: ability to work well in a fast-paced work climate, and to adhere to regulatory time constraints; knowledge of invasive plant management principles and practices; ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to plant management. familiarity with nonnative species issues; demonstrated technical writing ability; public speaking; experience working with the public and/or stakeholder representatives; on occasion, the ability to travel for several days at a time throughout Florida.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center -xyz X). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.
S. Drug-Free Workplace Act. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.
Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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POSITION TITLE Research and Development Chemist, Fine Chemical Products POSITION OVERVIEW The individual will be challenged to safely lead efforts to design, develop, optimize, and implement new chemical processes. The individual will be located at the R&D facility in Gainesville, FL. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Lead teams that develop and design/optimize safe and reliable processes
to manufacture target molecules. Lead projects that support business efforts that move chemical processes from the lab, pilot, and into the production facility.
Specific tasks will involve evaluating safety and regulatory requirements, assisting in writing plant operational instructions, coordinating efforts with plant engineers and operators, assist developing and designing proper equipment, leading safety reviews of the process and supporting the operational staff during initial plant runs of the process. On all projects, apply sound knowledge of scientific principles, practices, advanced techniques, and modification and/or extension of theories and practices to assigned projects. Where
possible, utilize internal and external scientific, technological databases to extend personal knowledge and provide a basis for future work.
Interpret data and be able to make meaningful decisions and designs for chemical processes. Provide leadership for improving the safety. Beyond familiarity with and compliance with applicable regulations, internal procedures and attendance in safety meetings. This requires leadership in updating procedures and demonstrated constant attention to preventing and resolving safety problems. Drive the continual improvement of housekeeping and safety in the lab, plant, and lab community. Work to understand the customer’s quality needs and integrate these needs into process design.
Effectively communicate (both written and verbal) within R&D and with other departments both at the site and within the larger corporate structure. Regularly maintain laboratory notebook. Keep project portfolio and plans up to date, follow stage-gate process. Keep supervisor apprised of progress, or lack thereof, on a regular basis. The individual will work with highly diverse teams and must be able to professionally work and communicate in this type of setting. The individual will need to be willing to learn and be able to use this acquired knowledge to improve the organization.
QUALIFICATIONS – REQUIRED Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering Strong communication skills with all levels within an organization and problem solving skills Strong problem solving and project management skills Ability to travel up to 15% of time QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED Ph D. or equivalent in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering 4 years + experience in an industrial setting Experience in developing processes for materials into the semi-conductor industry Experience in scale up of processes for the silicon industry Experience in developing continuous/flow processes Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, interaction or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), interactionual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
