Laboratory Technician Entry

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Location:

Akron, OH, US, 44310

Facility: AKRON-5001

Department: HSE & Quality - AKO

Division:
Global APS

Lyondell Basellis a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary Mo Re Tec  recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare.

LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We'readdressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

The Lab Technician supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by performing laboratory testing, maintaining laboratory equipment, and ensuring products meet internal and customer quality requirements. As the primary quality resource for their assigned shift, the Lab Technician provides technical support related to product quality, testing, nonconforming materials, and quality concerns. The role supports quality management system activities through laboratory testing, documentation, audits, investigations, sample line order fulfillment, and the maintenance of quality information within Sample Manager and SAP systems.

This position works closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality personnel to support manufacturing operations and continuous improvement initiatives. #LI-ZO1

• Comply with safety requirements, site procedures, and policies; participate in safety meetings, observations, audits, training, and corrective actions.
• Prepare, test, evaluate, and document raw material, in-process, retained, and finished product samples to ensure specification compliance.
• Monitor product quality; communicate nonconforming results and support investigations involving customer complaints, process deviations, quality incidents, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Apply laboratory test methods, quality standards, technical procedures, and analytical techniques to support manufacturing operations.
• Compile, interpret, and communicate analytical results and technical findings.
• Perform laboratory transactions, product dispositions, test result entry, and master data activities within Sample Manager and SAP.
• Generate, review, maintain, and distribute Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and other quality documentation.
• Maintain plant and laboratory specifications, procedures, work instructions, forms, controlled documents, records, and quality information.
• Perform calibration, verification, certification, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance of laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
• Support quality management system, customer, regulatory, and audit requirements through compliance activities, inspections, audits, corrective actions, and record retention practices.
• Communicate laboratory status, testing priorities, equipment issues, quality concerns, and production impacts during shift handoffs and operations meetings.
• Manage laboratory inventories, including consumables, standards, chemicals, retained samples, and testing supplies.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and perform housekeeping activities associated with sample line order fulfillment systems.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready work environment with proper control of tools, equipment, samples, and materials.
• Support Quality Management System, laboratory, and plant operational activities, including special projects, process improvements, compliance initiatives, data management, training support, and cross-functional efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Minimum two years of experience in a manufacturing, laboratory, quality, technical, or related industrial environment.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and varying schedules as required.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply procedures, specifications, technical documents, and laboratory test methods.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with computer-based systems, including Microsoft Office…