Laboratory Trainee

INEOS•Lima, OH

22d•$31•Onsite

About The Position

Ineos is hiring a full-time Laboratory Trainee! Organizational context and job purpose: The INEOS Nitriles Lima, Ohio, plant is looking for a Laboratory Technician whose primary role is providing quality parameter data on product and process streams. Additionally, the technician will perform those tasks and duties required for efficient and optimal laboratory performance. The position provides technical support for operations, logistics, marketing, and support of other Business Unit improvement efforts. The Total Quality Management System shall be incorporated into all job activities. All job activities should be executed in a safe and efficient manner consistent with the INEOS 20 Principles and the Culture of Prevention.

Requirements

GED or High School diploma required
Strong knowledge in Excel, Word, and LIMS required
Strong written and oral communication skills required
Strong computative and analytical ability required

Nice To Haves

3 years of experience in an industrial chemical laboratory preferred
Associate degree in Chemical Technology preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Knowledge of the scientific method and be able to use it in practical conditions preferred
Knowledge of the following preferred: Gas Chromatography (lab and field) Spectrophotometer Carbon Analyzer pH Meter and Analyzers Balances Turbidity Meters and Analyzers Auto-Titrators Specific Ion Electrode PAMS Monitors Vacuum Pump Wet Test Meters Surface Area Analyzer Particle Size Analyzer Wet Chemical Methods Conductivity Meter CEMs Analyzers O2 Analyzers Chlorine Analyzers Karl Fischer

Responsibilities

Completes prescribed tasks of lab operation and field analyzer preventive maintenance within a given time schedule.
Trains and qualifies for all jobs within lab areas
Receives oral and written instructions from supervisor(s) regarding changes in testing requirements, methods, or other non-routine special projects
Works directly with other lab technicians, operational technicians, and other groups to mutually solve analytical and operational problems
Performs a variety of standardized qualitative and quantitative tests on plant products and at various stages of synthesis. This includes sampling, testing, communicating results, instructing plant and newly hired lab personnel in the use of standardized test procedures, preparing solutions, and reagents required for analyses.
Works in a consistently safe manner to assure safe production
Trains and becomes proficient on the upkeep and calibration of laboratory instrumentation to maintain and ensure accurate measurements
Analytical skills needed include 1) quantitative sampling, weighing, measuring, and titrating techniques; 2) instrumentation analyses; 3) chemical-related calculations; 4) observations; 5) reporting; 6) computer skills; 7) maintains lab notebook; monitors and evaluates quality of data.
Participates in selection of new lab equipment.
Participates in lab inspections, safety sampling, housekeeping checks.
Repairs minor hazards and notifies for work orders to repair more serious ones
Promptly communicates abnormal conditions to immediate supervisor
Maintains clean and orderly area and reports all safety hazards immediately to the supervisor
Performs all duties in strict accordance with the standard lab procedures and plant/lab safety regulations
Works a rotating 10-hour shift on a 24-hour day basis under general supervision of the Laboratory Manager or Shift Supervisor. Hours include weekends, holidays, and overtime assignments as necessitated by Lab Operations