About the position
Our INVISTA Victoria, TX facility is seeking entrepreneurial innovative leaders to join the team as Laboratory Analyst to join our Quality Lab team. We are looking for individuals who can produce accurate, high-quality work in a time-sensitive paced environment with strong communication skills and proven success in communicating effectively. A successful candidate would need to have the ability to organize, prioritize, and own multiple tasks while meeting and/or exceeding deadlines, show strong initiative, and the ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a team. Above all, you will be expected to carry out all your activities with integrity, compliance, and safely and efficiently. Are you IN? In this role, you will perform various chemical analyses including titrations, distillations, wet chemistry, GC, LC, IC, FTIR, UV-Vis, XRF, and ICP to provide accurate and timely results. You will also manage data using LIMS, communicate results, and document issues related to quality, instruments, production, or supply. Maintaining strict adherence to applicable RCRA laws and staying informed about plant processes, general chemistry, and lab analysis theory is crucial. Additionally, you will serve as an emergency response team member as a First Responder administering first aid. Collaboration with operators, mechanics, and exempt professionals is essential, as well as applying problem-solving skills and critical thinking to address challenges and improve processes. You will demonstrate organization, planning, and prioritization skills, focusing on high-value tasks to achieve goals and deliver results.
Responsibilities
- Perform Chemical Analyses: Conduct various chemical analyses including titrations, distillations, wet chemistry, GC, LC, IC, FTIR, UV-Vis, XRF, and ICP to provide accurate and timely results.
- Data Management and Communication: Use LIMS to manage data, communicate results, and document issues related to quality, instruments, production, or supply.
- Quality and Compliance: Maintain strict adherence to applicable RCRA laws and stay informed about plant processes, general chemistry, and lab analysis theory.
- Emergency Response: Serve as an emergency response team as a First Responder administering first aid.
- Team Collaboration: Work effectively within a team environment, collaborating with operators, mechanics, and exempt professionals.
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: Apply problem-solving skills and critical thinking to address challenges and improve processes.
- Goal Orientation and Planning: Demonstrate organization, planning, and prioritization skills, focusing on high-value tasks to achieve goals and deliver results.
Requirements
- One or more of the following: One year work experience in an analytical laboratory, 2 Year Chemical Technology degree, Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related field, Certified first responder on an emergency response team such as EMR, EMT, or higher, Ability to obtain Emergency Care Attendant certification.
- 2 years' analytical laboratory experience.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry or Biology.
- Experience with GC, LC, Auto-Titrators, distillation, IC, FTIR's, ICP's and wet chemistry.
- Experience with instrument calibration and maintenance.
- Experience with LIMS (data entry, managing data, and Sample Manager/Chromeleon).
- Emergency Care Attendant Certification or higher.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with instrument calibration and maintenance.
- Emergency Care Attendant Certification or higher.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
