Lab Technician

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Texas City, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laboratory Instrument Maintenance Technician (IMT) is a Lab Technician responsible for the reliability, accuracy, and availability of analytical instruments supporting refinery laboratory operations. The role performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, equipment evaluation, and technical support for laboratory instruments and associated systems. The IMT collaborates with laboratory technicians, chemists, supervision, maintenance personnel, and equipment vendors to support safe, accurate, and efficient laboratory operations. The position is located at the Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor's degree in Instrumentation Technology, Electronics Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Chemistry, Engineering Technology, or a related technical or scientific discipline, completed before the start date.
Five or more years of experience maintaining, calibrating, troubleshooting, or repairing laboratory instrumentation, process analyzers, or industrial instrumentation.
Demonstrated mechanical, electrical, and analytical instrument troubleshooting ability.
Ability to use computerized maintenance systems, instrument software, and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to meet applicable medical, drug-screening, background, and site-access requirements.
Ability to work the schedule and provide the coverage required for the position.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and instrument-control problems.
Ability to interpret technical manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics, flow diagrams, and vendor documentation.
Ability to calibrate, verify, and document instrument performance accurately, precisely, and traceably.
Working knowledge of gas chromatography, instrument detectors, carrier gas systems, sample introduction systems, and other refinery laboratory analyzers.
Understanding of how temperature, pressure, vibration, gas quality, and environmental conditions can affect instrument performance.
Ability to use SQC/SPC charts, equipment histories, and performance trends to identify recurring problems and support corrective action.
Working knowledge of laboratory SOPs and applicable ASTM, AGA, GPA Midstream, or other relevant industry standards.
Ability to maintain complete maintenance, calibration, and equipment-performance records.
Ability to recognize hazards and apply appropriate controls before and during maintenance activities.
Knowledge of Lockout/Tagout requirements and safe use of tools, chemicals, compressed gases, and electrical equipment.
Commitment to using required personal protective equipment and stopping work when unsafe conditions exist.
Ability to clearly communicate technical conditions, troubleshooting findings, and repair recommendations verbally and in writing.
Ability to work effectively with laboratory technicians, chemists, supervision, maintenance crafts, vendors, and other refinery personnel.

Nice To Haves

Instrument and Electrical (I&E) experience involving laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
Refinery, petrochemical, natural gas, pipeline, or industrial laboratory experience.
Experience with gas chromatographs, titrators, distillation units, flash point analyzers, spectroscopy systems, sulfur analyzers, or other petroleum laboratory equipment.
Experience supporting analytical method development, equipment validation, quality systems, or laboratory reliability programs.
Vendor-specific training or certification for analytical laboratory instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance according to maintenance schedules, safety requirements, corporate standards, laboratory SOPs, and applicable analytical methods.
Troubleshoot and repair laboratory instrumentation and associated support equipment.
Calibrate and verify analytical equipment, including gas chromatographs, titrators, distillation units, flash point analyzers, and other laboratory instruments.
Track instrument performance, reliability, downtime, and recurring problems using SQC/SPC charts and other performance indicators.
Identify critical instruments and maintain appropriate inventories of spare parts and maintenance materials.
Prepare troubleshooting guidelines for laboratory technicians to use during initial equipment troubleshooting.
Provide technical information to chemists for analytical methods and related laboratory documentation.
Evaluate, set up, and support commissioning of new laboratory instruments and technologies.
Audit gas chromatography and other instrument software, configurations, and related systems.
Work with chemists on analytical method development, equipment evaluations, technical duties, and project assignments.
Work with chemists and supervision to manage and control maintenance-material and service costs.
Maintain working knowledge of laboratory instrumentation, instrument software, and emerging analytical technology.
Maintain and repair specialized instruments requiring advanced technical expertise.
Coordinate with equipment vendors and service providers for specialized repair, technical support, and vendor-specific training.
Perform other related technical duties and work assignments as directed.