[JOB][TECHNICIAN[HAB][MEDMR][MAINE]
Kirsten Johnston
Biotoxin Field Technician Contractor
$16.50 hourly
April - November 2023 (flexible)
Tri-State Staffing will be hiring full-time seasonal positions to
assist the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Biotoxin Monitoring Program
to monitor shellfish along the coast of Maine during the “red tide” season.
Weekly shellfish samples are collected by the Biotoxin Program and results are used to regulate the harvest of
shellfish for public health.
Job Description: Tri-State Staffing is seeking to fill four full time seasonal positions assisting the Maine Department of Marine Resources from April to November to collect, transport and process shellfish collected throughout the coast. Start and end dates are flexible for these positions. Seasonal staff positions will be based out of the Boothbay Harbor and the Lamoine laboratory facility. Weekly field work will include travel to sampling locations from Eliot to Camden, Maine if stationed at the Boothbay laboratory and to sampling locations from Belfast to Eastport, Maine if stationed in the Lamoine laboratory. This work will be conducted Sunday through Thursday and will be tide dependent so field work scheduled during daylight hours will include early mornings to late evenings; flexibility of work hours during the season is required. If available, a vehicle will be provided to complete all field collection. If a state vehicle is unavailable, personal vehicle use will be paid a mileage stipend. Knowledge and experience in field work is preferable with shellfish experience, phytoplankton identification and laboratory QA/QC preferred. This position must hold a valid driver’s license and must feel comfortable working independently under minimal supervision and at odd hours if necessary due to low tide sample collection. Must be detail oriented, organized and have a positive attitude.
Application Procedure: Please submit resume, indicate which location is preferred (Lamoine or Boothbay) and two references by March 28th, 2022. Please send this information to recr...@tristatestaffing.com or submit by mail to: Tri-State Staffing, Inc. Attn: Maine DMR, PO Box 2182, Augusta, ME 04338-2182. For questions regarding these positions, please contact 207-215-4107 for Boothbay laboratory and 207-664-2394 for Lamoine laboratory.