Tech I - Quality Chem Lab

Carpenter Technology•Tanner, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Carpenter Technology Corporation’s Tanner, Alabama location is an integrated mill manufacturing premium and ultra-premium forged bar and billet products. The Technician I – Quality Chemical Lab performs standard sample-preparation and chemical-analysis tasks under direction. The role supports analysis of steel, alloy, and slag specimens using laboratory instruments, maintains sample-preparation machinery and analytical instruments, and follows established procedures for specimen handling and data review. This is an entry-level position; with training, employees are expected to fully qualify within six months.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 40 pounds.
Mechanical skills to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs.
Ability to operate a computer workstation and related hardware and software for the LIMS system and LECO instruments.
Ability to operate and maintain chemical laboratory equipment.
Ability to organize tasks, follow established sample-processing priorities, and make appropriate decisions.
Ability to work in a production-oriented environment, with or without direct supervision.
Verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Additional demonstrated relevant experience.
Associate degree in Chemistry or two years in a physical science curriculum.
Knowledge of basic practices and procedures in the department or work area and ability to apply basic technical skills to assigned work.
Knowledge of chemical laboratory testing procedures, as demonstrated through training and qualification.
Knowledge of C/S and N/O chemical laboratory testing equipment and instrument software.
Knowledge of statistical analysis methodology and the LIMS system.
Ability to solve routine problems using standard procedures and processes and respond to standard internal or external customer requests.
Ability to manage time and meet deadlines with guidance from others, and work with colleagues to achieve team goals.

Responsibilities

Inspect test specimens against quality criteria, reject poor-quality specimens, and request replacement samples from internal customers as needed.
Prepare specimens for analysis using equipment such as abrasive saws, disk and belt sanders, a horizontal grinder, and drill presses.
Perform scheduled routine preventative-maintenance checks and adjustments on sample-preparation machinery and auxiliary equipment, including sludge removal, dust-collection cleaning, drill-bit sharpening, and replacement of worn or broken abrasives.
Register new specimens in the electronic laboratory management system and identify, retain, or discard samples according to standard operating procedures.
Perform analysis of furnace and product specimens using C/S combustion instruments and N/O fusion instruments under direction.
Maintain analytical instruments at intervals required by standard operating procedures.
Review test data and apply appropriate corrections based on certified reference material analyses or other statistical methods under direction.
Perform other assigned duties and special projects.