QC Lab Technician

Rio Tinto • Bessemer City, NC

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About The Position

Rio Tinto is seeking a QC Lab Technician to perform accurate and timely testing of samples received in the Quality Control laboratory. Samples include raw materials, in-process samples, and packaged final products. The role uses instrumentation such as Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), Gas Chromatography (GC), auto-titrators, and coulometric Karl Fischer titration, as well as pH meters, ovens, balances, burettes, and calculators.

Reporting to the Quality Control Manager, the technician contributes to laboratory operations in a collaborative and safety-focused environment. The position includes analyzing samples according to the prioritization plan, maintaining laboratory infrastructure, entering and reporting laboratory data, standardizing equipment, training others in routine test methods, and responding to plant emergencies as a First Aid responder and PERT team assistant.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline.
• Ten years of laboratory experience is desired; experience may come from college training in laboratory science or equivalent laboratory work.
• Advanced understanding of acid/base titrations, Karl Fischer moisture, manual titrations, particle size, sieve analysis, and programming automatic titrators.
• Basic computer skills using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to read, understand, and write technical documents, including analytical procedures.
• Experience with Thermo LQM software, including assisting production personnel with logging in samples, editing tests, and cancelling samples.
• Expertise in using Inductively Coupled Plasma instruments, including calibrating and checking instrument operation, reviewing data, troubleshooting, and correcting instrument problems.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize personal and team safety.
• Support efficient laboratory operations by restocking supplies, cleaning glassware, disposing of samples, and managing sample retains.
• Enter laboratory data into the LQM database and run interim and final reports to release samples for production use.
• Standardize equipment before use.
• Train others in routine test methodology.
• Analyze samples in accordance with the prioritization plan.
• Serve as a First Aid responder to plant personnel and assist the PERT team in emergencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage, plus voluntary benefits.
• Retirement plan with up to 6% defined company contribution and a 401(k) matching program.
• Share ownership plan.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• Parental leave.
• Leisure discount programs.
• Virgin Pulse wellbeing incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program providing confidential counselling and expert guidance for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level