QC Technician

CF Industries•Sergeant Bluff, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lab Technician is responsible for providing the Port Neal Complex with competent analytical and environmental chemistry support in a safe and cost effective manner to ensure team member safety, minimize costs, optimize production, and maintain compliance with all applicable regulations. The Lab Technician provides competent and timely diagnosis, analysis, and advice on plant-wide problems by applying their expertise in chemistry, laboratory techniques, and knowledge of the plant processes and equipment. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring all product shipments meet the appropriate specifications. This position ensures that routine water, process and product analyses are completed, recorded, and communicated in a timely, accurate fashion and that non-routine analyses are completed with a heightened sense of urgency and accuracy, in a problem-solving mode. These responsibilities require a good understanding of the plant processes, their interdependency, and plant priorities. Technical competence, the ability to work in a team environment, and effectively and tactfully communicate with others are very important in this position. This position has a major impact upon plant success by controlling off-spec shipments.

Requirements

Experience in a lab setting required
Applicant must be able to perform chemical analyses in accordance with approved methods and professional techniques.
Working in the plant process area is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry/Science or related degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides advice when troubleshooting or problem-solving facility issues.
Supports and encourages safe operating procedures and techniques in the laboratory.
Promotes the safety program.
Maintains effective communications and working relationships within the laboratory as well as the other departments.
Ensures the daily sample schedule such as routine water, process, and product analyses are completed, recorded and communicated accurately.
Ensures all product shipments meet the appropriate specifications.
Ensures all procedures are followed consistently in compliance with CF and Government guidelines.
Follows instructions and procedures but also acts on one's own initiative.
Mobilizes quickly without acting impulsively, showing good judgment.
Conducts non-routine analysis as needed to solve plant problems.