Laboratory Technician - Stafford, TX

Bureau Veritas•Stafford, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform laboratory tests to determine chemical and physical characteristics or composition of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials for such purposes as quality control, process control, or product development. This role involves operating laboratory equipment, testing in-service lubricants, recording and reporting test results, cleaning and maintaining equipment, calibrating instruments, and preparing chemical solutions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees.
Ability to do some basic algebra, calculus, and trigonometry.
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.
For certain analytical tests the ability to see color is required, a color blindness test will be taken to determine the ability to be able to perform some of those tests.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Internships and laboratory experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Operates laboratory equipment and instruments such as FTIRs, ICPS, balance/scales, spectrophotometer, gas chromatograph, colorimeter, and other equipment.
Tests in-service lubricants for maintenance and reliability purposes for characteristics such as wear, contamination, viscosity, density, cleanliness, and degradation by-products.
Records test results on standardized forms and writes test reports describing procedures used.
Cleans and maintains 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.