Lab Technician

Duties and responsibilities

• Apply advanced investigative techniques to train, review, and analyze, products, processes and customer inquiries.
• Conduct standard and advanced analytical techniques including Gas Chromatography, bench titrations, Karl Fischer water titrations, pH, and specific gravity.
• Confirm material compliance with prescribed specifications.
• Maintain equipment logs.
• Follow established standard operating procedures and assist in developing additional methods.
• Review and update quality documents such as procedures & batch Instructions.
• Assist operations with batch production and Rework.
• Provide assessment and disposition of quarantine product.
• Assist with providing certificates of analysis for customer shipments.
• Review of quality documents on product receipt including certificate of analysis, bill of lading, wash-out certificate, and others.
• Problem solve independently as well as within a team.
• Complete and record training for a variety of quality and safety topics.
• Supply final approval for quality reviews of procedures, Q.C. processes, new products, and batch reviews as directed by Quality Control Manager.
• Ability to work independently and receive direction from both remote and on-site colleagues.
• Complete monthly quality checks for quality, GMP, and safety related programs.
• Assist with creation of customer specific labels for product deliveries.
• Assist with proper packaging and labeling of product samples for transfer to another Brenntag Great Lakes, LLC facility or customer.

Qualifications

• Candidates are preferred a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry, or chemical engineering.
• Strong communication skills are required, due to the level of interaction with suppliers, remote colleagues, and customers.
• Computer literacy is required, with experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint.
• Clear English speaking, reading, and writing are required.
• Self-motivated, reliable, independent.
• Great interpersonal skills, organized, and well written.

OUR OFFER

· We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.

· Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.

· Paid parental leave.

· Education assistance program

· Employee assistance program

· Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site because of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Human Resources at [email protected] (phone, tty, fax, email, etc.).

Brenntag North America, Inc. and its subsidiaries use E-verify, a government-run, web-based system that allows employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. For more information, please go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees or view the poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf.

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