Chemistry Tech II

Dept of Justice

State Crime Lab Investigation

Chemistry Technician II (S)

65023122

NC07

Recruitment Range: $37,377 - $51,392

IMPORTANT NOTE: This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date listed.

The State Crime Laboratory of the Department of Justice maintains a full service forensic science laboratory to assist all law enforcement agencies in North Carolina in the investigation of criminal matters. The Laboratory’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art forensic services in the areas of drug analysis, blood alcohol/drug content, firearms, latent prints, footwear and tire tracks, forensic biology, computer forensics, and trace evidence. The services are provided from a central laboratory in Raleigh, N.C. and regional laboratories located in Edneyville, N.C. and Greensboro, N.C.

Description of Duties:

*This position will be responsible for monitoring quantity used, compiling orders, obtaining quotations and Maintaining laboratory equipment and instrumentation by performing repairs, upkeep, monthly calibration checks and keeping logs for each instrument. There are a wide variety of instruments within the Section that require weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance, calibrations, and performance checks. The technician will also be responsible for maintaining detailed and accurate records regarding all calibrations, performance checks, maintenance and repairs. Temperature charts on incubators, refrigerators, and other equipment are also maintained.

* Preparing chemical reagents/buffers and quality control test samples and maintaining detailed logs referencing these. Maintaining chemical and biological hazardous waste storage areas. Performing quality control checks of commercially purchased extraction kits, quantitation kits, and amplification
kits.

* Perform necessary inventorying steps of sexual assault kits prior to analysis by a Section Forensic Scientist.

* The technician will work with the Evidence Control Unit to ensure seamless transfer of evidence between evidence intake and placement into the Forensic Biology Section evidence vault. The technician will also be responsible for returning all evidence to the Evidence Control Unit for return to the investigating agency once analysis is completed.

*Documenting receipt for all scientific supplies. The technician will maintain all required documentation and chemical logs and perform any required quality control checks.

The selected candidate will undergo and must successfully complete a comprehensive background investigation which may take several months to complete. The background investigation includes:
• polygraph
• credit and arrest checks
• interviews with associates to include personal and business references, past employers, and neighbors
• verification of education achievement
• fingerprinting
• urinalysis drug screening

Out of state applicants: After the initial interview, this may require the applicant to return to the State of North Carolina multiple times at his or her own expense to undergo the background investigation process.

Andrea Evet Cannon