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Succession Plan
A Sample
1/8/2013
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State Laboratory Division
The State Laboratory Division is a full-service state government laboratory providing analytical,
consulting and training services to programs throughout the state, local and federal agencies, and
to the general public. The Division has 41 positions comprised of administrative/management,
professional/technical, and office/clerical with a 15% vacancy rate. The Laboratory Division is
encompasses a Laboratory Services branch that includes chemical and biological testing as well
as sample receiving services, a Field Services branch that includes sample collection and field
testing services, and an Operations Branch that includes customer services, accounting, health
and safety, information management, and quality assurance. We have 25,000 square feet of
laboratory space and perform an average of 75,000 tests per year.
Our strong leadership with a strategic focus, defined business units, and centralized operations
provide for effective and efficient services to our customers.
Division Mission Statement
It is the mission of the State Laboratory Division to support the state’s efforts to preserve a
healthy environment by:
Performing efficient and high quality analyses;
Providing guidance and consultation regarding the regulatory requirements;
Promoting intergovernmental coordination and cooperation in the area of laboratory and
field testing; and
Educating the public by participating in community and school-related outreach.
Division Strategies:
Update Laboratory Information Management System to include a customer interface to
enable customers to access data real-time.
Implement a customer relationship database to improve tracking of customer inquiries
and responses.
Expand staff training in risk assessment and risk mitigation.
Develop a recruitment and retention plan to bring the division closer to occupational
parity.
Reclassify vacant chemist position to a management analyst to meet changing
organizational needs.
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A Snapshot of State Laboratory Division
The State Laboratory employs 35 employees.
Age
The average age of a Laboratory employee is 41 years old.
The chart below illustrates Laboratory employees by the various age groups.
17-29
17%
30-39
43%
40-49
17%
50-59
17%
60&over
6%
Average Age
(years)
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Gender
More than half of the Laboratory employees are male and the majority of them
work in professional positions.
Male
63%
Female
37%
Gender
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Biol
ogis
t
Chemist
Dire
ctor
Manager
Scientist
Sup
ervi
sor
Support
Technici
an
Distribution of Job Categories by Gender
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Office/Clerical
Officials/Executives
Professionals
Technicians
Number
EEO Job Categories by Gender
Male
Female
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Years of Service
In the graph below, 33% of Laboratory employees have five or less years of
service; no-one has 6 to 10 years and 26% have 16 to 20 years of service. The
average years of service are 18 years. This shows that we have a young workforce
(60%). However, the remaining 40% has a significant eligibility for retirement as
illustrated below.
0-5
34%
16-20
26%
21-25
9%
26-30
20%
31-35
11%
Years of Service
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Retirement
More than 40% of our workforce can retire immediately.
Immediate
22%
Five Years
12%
Vacant Positions
15%
Positions Not
Eligible
51%
Retirement
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Geographic Location
As the statics show we have no employees working in Sussex County.
Kent
66%
New Castle
34%
Location
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