Chemical / Laboratory Technician at Mc Timothy Associates

Responsibilities

• Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
• Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory audits.
• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
• Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
• Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.
• Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.
• Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
• Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
• Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.
• Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
• Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.
• Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
• Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.
• Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.
• Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.
• Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or a related field.
• Valid Laboratory Technician license.
• Proven experience working as a Lab Technician in a Paint production industry.
• Working experience operating electrical and non-electrical laboratory equipment.
• Comfortable handling potentially dangerous substances (flammable liquids, biohazards, etc.)
• In depth knowledge of QHSE management systems, preventative measures, and laboratory best practices.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite and database systems.
• Ability to work autonomously and under pressure.
• Superb dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Analytical skills.