Laboratory Supervisor
Published Date: Jun 9, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
$48.76 - $59.97 Hourly
APPLICATION FILING DATES
6/10/2025 - 6/25/2025
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life.
LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE
Facilities Environmental Technical Unit (FETU) is responsible for hazardous material abatement and management and for State and Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulatory compliance as follows:
- Execute abatement projects with FETU force account labor
- Perform assessments, prepare abatement designs as well as review assessment reports, abatement designs, and close out reports following abatement contracts submitted by environmental consultants for all District contracted projects
- Develop specifications and procedures for safe handling of asbestos, lead, and mold, in concert with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS)
- Review and approve qualifications of abatement contractors and environmental consultants and manage master service contracts for such services
BENEFITS
Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Laboratory Supervisor is responsible for planning, supervising, and scheduling the work of employees assigned in the asbestos testing laboratory and determining and establishing methods and procedures to be followed in conducting research. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Establishing objectives, standards, guidelines, budgets, and practices for the District’s asbestos analysis laboratory.
- Supervising the preparation and analysis of samples using TEM, PCM, PLM and Point Count Method.
- Preparing communications regarding laboratory test results to District offices and to environmental health and safety enforcement agencies.
- Ensuring laboratory compliance to Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations and guidelines through NVLAP accreditation, self-assessments, audits, inspections, investigations, and corrective action.
- Performing routine Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) duties, including, assigning, compiling, tabulating, graphing, and statistically analyzing data, and reporting results, as required.
NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of the responsibilities of this position. The full list of duties can be found here.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Graduation from a recognized college or university* with a major preferably in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, engineering, or a natural or physical science and completion of a recognized training in Asbestos Identification by Polarized Light Microscopy or equivalent. Additional qualifying experience beyond that required may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Experience:
Three years of professional experience working in a laboratory analyzing environmental samples. One year of the required experience must have included providing work direction. Supervisory experience is preferable.
Special:
Certification in Asbestos Analysis by TEM or Advanced Asbestos Analysis by TEM preferred.
SPECIAL NOTE
1. Requires wearing a negative pressure respirator
2. Employment is subject to medical clearance which meets pertinent provisions of the General Industry Safety Orders of the California Code of Regulations regarding protective equipment when exposed to hazardous materials including, but not limited to, asbestos.
3. Employees in this class are subject to call at any hour.
4. Completion of a NIOSH Course 582 for sampling and evaluating airborne asbestos required before the end of the probationary period.
*Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a “Detailed” evaluation report. The original degree evaluation must be presented. For a list of approved transcript evaluating agencies, please visit https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/commission-approved-foreign-transcript-evaluating-agencies.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
We are seeking an experienced laboratory professional with extensive experience in asbestos analysis and a demonstrated ability to lead, train, and supervise a technical team. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations related to asbestos testing and analysis, along with a strong commitment to maintaining compliance and laboratory accreditation standards. This individual will utilize strong communication and organizational skills to ensure timely communication and reporting with LAUSD offices and external agencies while overseeing the efficient operation of the laboratory.
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process may consist of a Training and Experience questionaire and/or a technical interview.
Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net AND @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process.
If you have questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Yazmin Garcia, at yazmin.garcia@lausd.net.
For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.
APPLICATION PROCESS
DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net
To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .
The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.
For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.
Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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