ASTM Laboratory Technician - Hoffman Estates, IL

Bureau Veritas•Chicago, IL

1d•$17•Onsite

About The Position

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics. This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions. SUMMARY: ASTM Lab Tech will provide in a safe, legal, and ethical manner, the technical expertise and non-routine problem solving abilities needed to support the analytical and testing services of the Laboratory.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to properly interpret technical reports related to chemicals and their properties.
Ability to interpret scientific formulas.
Must be capable of understanding and following technical procedures.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

Internships and laboratory experience will be considered.
Preferred Degree in Scientific Filed, Ideally Chemistry

Responsibilities

Performing chemical tests and analysis of fuel and oil samples by ASTM/ISO and other documented test procedures.
Revise internal test procedures as new capabilities are added or existing methods are updated.
Participating in internal and external quality and proficiency programs to include sample analysis and preparation of final reports.
To devise and apply the methodology for dealing effectively with those special analytical problems for which no published procedures exist.
Operates laboratory equipment and instruments such as microscopes, centrifuge, agitators, viscometer, chemical balance scales, spectrophotometer, gas chromatograph, colorimeter, and other equipment.
Records test results on standardized forms and writes test reports describing procedures used.
Prepares graphs and charts.
Cleans and sterilizes laboratory equipment.
Calibrates laboratory instruments.
Prepares chemical solutions according to standard formulas.
Adds chemicals or raw materials to process solutions or products batches to correct or establish formulation required to meet specifications.
To adhere to professionalism and to the principles of the scientific method, basing decisions on education, experience, observation, and deduction.
Participates and takes an active role in management of the facility and workflow
Assists in monitoring, measuring, and assessing quality assurance practices and protocols for continual improvement.
Assists where necessary troubleshooting instrumentation problems, calibrations, and quality assurance practices and protocols.
To carry out the above responsibilities, and all others, which may be assigned, in a manner demonstrating support for and adherence to the Company’s Safety Policy and Procedures, Quality Policy and Procedures, Ethics Policy, Environmental Management System, Vision and Strategy, and to exercise good judgment, common sense, and diplomacy in so doing.