Quality Lab Chemist - Findlay, United States - Critical Fit Recruiting

Description

• Responsible for analytical support of commercial sulfuric acid business
• Responsible for adherence to Laboratory SOP's and environmental requirements
• Provides support to maintain calibration and scheduled maintenance for analytical instrumentation and equipment
• Performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance on complex analytical equipment
• Responsible for analytical testing prioritization and personal testing methodology assignments
• Helps to ensure all lab operations meet or exceed environmental and safety regulations
• Generates and validates Commercial COAs

• Responsible for conducting and managing routine testing dictated by the quality management systems (including routine quarterly and semi-annual samples)
• Responsible for using formal document systems to report and distribute analytical results
• Participates in internal ISO audits at company sites
• Maintains chemical and laboratory equipment inventory
• Participates in Lean Six Sigma events for process improvements at facilities

• Responsible for analytical support and assistance when troubleshooting plant operations
• Helps to ensure material released for shipment meets or exceeds customer's requirements and is traceable to analysis. Coordinates release of material for shipment to customer with other departments and customers
• Supports marketing efforts by generating and supplying analytical data along with supporting documentation to satisfy customer pre-qualifications requirements
• Generates technical reports as required for routine analytical support and also to address customer and supplier issues.
• Assists Operations and Maintenance in troubleshooting manufacturing process issues
• Supports environmental compliance by sampling and characterizing waste streams
• Utilizes and manages software systems to help generate various analytical reports and COAs
• Supports completion of required actions resulting from internal, external, and customer audits

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry preferred, or science related field with commensurate experience
• Minimum 2 years' of relevant experience preferred
• Proficient in all cleanroom operations including sample bottle preparation, standard preparation, ICP- MS tuning, ICP-MS calibration, ICP-MS sample preparation, and ICP-MS analysis
• Proficient in all wet lab chemical analyses
• mechanical troubleshooting of equipment
• Attention to detail, adaptability, self-starter, excellent leadership and communication skills are essential
• Must be able to perform work with minimal supervision to achieve a safe, environmentally sound and reliable operation
• Experience with ISO 9001, RC 14001, or similar management system is preferred
• Basic understanding of Measurement Systems Analysis
• Knowledge of plant operations
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control
• Proficient at SOP Development and Review