Laboratory Technician Intern
American Water
Belleville, ILFresher47m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- TroubleshootingExcelBusiness analysis
- Work
- On-site in Belleville · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Troubleshooting28%Excel24%Business analysis6%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
This Lab Technician Internship will introduce you to career opportunities in the environmental laboratory and water quality field. You will gain hands-on experience supporting drinking water testing programs that protect public health and the environment. You will work alongside chemists, laboratory technicians, and quality assurance personnel in American Water's Central Laboratory, which supports drinking water compliance testing, operational monitoring, and emerging contaminant investigations across multiple states.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with sample preparation and laboratory analyses for drinking water and environmental samples.
- Learn analytical methods used for inorganic, organic, PFAS, cyanotoxin, and other water quality parameters.
- Support the operation, calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation such as GC, HPLC, IC, ICP, ICPMS, GCMS, and LCMS.
- Perform data review, quality control checks, and documentation in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel, laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and other data management tools.
- Assist with technical reports.
- Support quality assurance activities.
- Conduct literature reviews on emerging contaminants and analytical methods.
- Assist with laboratory process improvement initiatives.
- Support the implementation of new analytical methods and instrumentation.
- Develop training materials and laboratory documentation.
- Assist with special projects related to PFAS, cyanotoxins, microplastics, and other emerging water quality issues.
- Accompany laboratory staff on occasional field sampling events, treatment plant visits, or facility inspections as needed.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Currently enrolled in a degree program in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, or other related program.
- Microsoft Excel
- Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- GC
- HPLC
- IC
- ICP
- ICPMS
- GCMS
- LCMS
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a degree program in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, Biochemistry or other related program.
Competencies
- Plans & Aligns
- Decision Making
- Communicates Effectively
- Builds Networks
- Action Oriented