Lab Technician

Chemtrade•Richmond, CA

15d•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Technician will provide analytical support through the analysis of products and system fluids that aid in controlling the quality of the end products, thereby meeting the needs of both customer and company. The incumbent will help in the detection of variances from the norm, and offer any solutions to improve deficiencies, thus helping production and quality. The Lab Technician will support and assist the Plant Manager in operating the facility in a safe and environmentally friendly manner, produce and ship on time the highest quality products at the lowest possible costs, while practicing the ethics of Responsible CARE, ISO 9001 and meeting all federal, state and local laws, regulations and security. In addition maintain the company culture SAFE (Safety, Accountability, Fun, Entrepreneurial) and “One” Chemtrade vision EPIC (Employee, People First, Integrity, Customer Focused)

Requirements

Minimum of an Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree preferred in a science or related field. Experience may be substituted.
Demonstrate team and leadership skills, a desire to participate in a new business endeavor that is highly competitive, visible, and that requires high quality standards.
Attention to detail, adaptability, being a self-starter, and good communication skills are essential.

Nice To Haves

Experience in calibration, troubleshooting instrument issues, and analytical methods are desirable.

Responsibilities

Perform sampling and analysis of products according to the sampling and duty schedules and completion of same in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions that affect product quality and quality control systems are followed.
Ability to utilize lab instrumentation such as UV/VIS, Auto titrator, and other more advanced technical instrumentation.
Maintain inventory and proper usage, labeling, and storage of chemicals and supplies in the laboratory.
Ensure that laboratory equipment is maintained to perform to standards and to insure that spare parts or backups are on hand to minimize downtime of instrumentation and equipment.
Work in conjunction with management to suggest changes in the plant and laboratory to improve the quality of our products, efficiency of operation, and ability to sample and analyze with improved accuracy to meet the current requirements and expected future demands.
Assist the operations by doing any special tests or analyses when requested.
Work in conjunction with Management, Maintenance and Operations to monitor and maintain the pond NPDES within EPA standards and perform required testing.
Send out samples of the pond discharge to an outside laboratory for testing in compliance with the site NPDES permit.
As needed contact outside laboratories to schedule testing.
Work as a member of a team within Chemtrade laboratories to troubleshoot potential issues and develop new advanced testing methodology.
Prepare Certificates of Analysis for product shipments as required by company policy; maintain files.
Ensure proper labeling and packaging for shipment of product samples according to company policies; maintain records of samples shipped out.
Maintain accurate laboratory records of analytical results, quality control tests and logbooks according to plant policy.
Compile, publish and file a daily report on analytical results from plant samples and customer samples.
Order supplies as needed following the Chemtrade process.
Work with other team members towards the solution of problems and to fulfil the manufacturing objectives, and participate in continuous improvement projects
Follow and maintain 6-S/Lean principles of a clean and organized work area and participate in Lean Six Sigma events such as Kaizen, etc. as needed.
Generate Statistical Process Control (SPC) graphs as needed, and for quality discussions. The graphs generated will include root cause for trends in data, Out Of Control points (OOC).
Make recommendations to plant management for improvement based on data driven decisions.
Participates in the Quality discussion as an expert when requested.
Conduct self and lab practices in a manner that meets or exceeds Chemtrade guidelines
Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor or Manager.
Participate in Responsible CARE activities.
Participate in RC 14001 environmental responsibility.
Updating Laboratory procedures.
Construct and update SOP’s
Other duties assigned as needed.