Analytical Chemist - Yazoo City, United States - CF Industries, Inc.

Description

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management.

By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.

You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions.

Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Function:
Environmental, Health & Safety


Job Summary:

This Industrial Analytical Chemist role will support the EHSQ Mission by providing advanced analytical chemistry services in the Corporate Technical Service Lab.

The position will contribute to CF's corporate culture of our "Do-It-Right" commitment to Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Improvement in every task we perform.

This role may interface with Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing Lab Supervisors, Distribution and Supply Chain team, and Sales team members.


Job Description:

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Work collaboratively with a team of chemists to provide advanced analytical chemistry support to CF's Global Manufacturing locations.
• Operation and routine maintenance of multiple Gas Chromatographs (hosting a wide range of detector technologies); Mass Spec, BID, FID, TCD, SCD.
• Operation and routine maintenance of HPLC and Ion Chromatographs.
• Operation and routine maintenance of multiple UV-VIS and Infrared Spectrophotometers.
• Operation and routine maintenance of ICP-OES Spectrometer.
• Wet Chemistry methods, including gravimetric, titration, separation, distillation, precipitation, colorimetric, and other methods.
• Preparing summary reports of analyses.

SUCCESSFUL INCUMBENTS WILL HAVE:

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable Physical Science field, but a degree in Analytical Chemistry is highly preferred. Other degree backgrounds with applicable demonstrated experience will be considered.
• Preferred 5 years' experience in an Industrial Petrochemical Laboratory.
• Demonstrated industrial analytical chemistry and instrumental chemistry skills required, especially with regards to Gas Chromatography, Ion Chromatography, and Liquid Chromatography, including sample preparation, analysis, data interpretation, and instrument maintenance.
• Experience with other instrumentation highly desired, including UV-VIS, FT-IR, NIR, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, ICP-OES, CHNS Analyzers, SEM-EDX, and other advanced instrumentation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required. Both formal and informal project written documentation will be required. Presentation skills sufficient to communicate thoughts succinctly to management. Routine communication with operating plant engineers and lab supervisors across the CF network of manufacturing locations.
• Fluent with Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS), such as LabVantage, is desired.
• Mature time management skills and being comfortable working in an environment where priorities change rapidly.
• Some travel required in North America (approximately less than 10% annually).

WHAT WE OFFER:

You'll enjoy competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options, a well-being incentive program, 401k, life and disability insurance, generous time off (with time off to volunteer) and much more Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

You will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work, and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas.

You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and gain a sense of fulfillment knowing that you're working with purpose, to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.

• CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
• Employees in the US can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster (PDF) and others as detailed below: Pay Transparency

FMLA:
Employee Polygraph Protection Act

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the "Canadian Human Rights Act".

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