Chemical Technician II - Bulk Solutions - 2nd Shift - Mon-Thurs

Chemical Technician II - Bulk Solutions (2nd Shift)

Imagine yourself

• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future
• Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.

At Hach, You Can Make a Difference

At Hach (), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every associate plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better-faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions

As part of our team, you'll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world's everyday water needs. You'll also belong to a respectful and collaborative community that fosters career growth and professional development. You'll be supported by resources that make a positive difference in your life because, at Hach, we value your authenticity and want your talents to shine.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us:

Hach is proud to be a Water Quality company in Veralto (NYSE: VLTO). Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. That is the tomorrow Veralto is creating today. Veralto is a $5B global leader in essential technology solutions made up of over 16,000 associates across our Water Quality and Product Identification segments all united by a powerful purpose:
Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources.

This is an onsite role and will be part of our Ames Manufacturing Support Team in our Ames, IA location.

The role is for 2nd Shift (2pm - 12:00am CT), Monday through Thursday.

We offer:

• Bonus pay eligibility
• Comprehensive benefits and 401k starting day 1
• Generous PTO
• Professional onboarding and training
• Career coaching and development
• A mission-driven, global company making a real impact

Reporting to the Area Manager, Bulk Solutions, Manufacturing Operations, the Chemical Technician II - Bulk Solutions is responsible for safely handling large quantities of chemicals during manufacturing of chemical reagents. This position does bulk reagent preparation and control testing per work order and according to established manufacturing procedures.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Manufacture bulk solutions per existing formularies.
• Perform production controls and adjust bulk reagents to meet product specifications.
• Release conforming materials to processing, packaging, or stock in a timely manner.
• Operate all manufacturing equipment in a safe and productive manner and maintain equipment in proper working condition.
• Maintain clean production and lab areas.
• Follow a production schedule and communicate with leadership and down-stream pack lines when roadblocks occur.
• Comply with company safety policies including safe operation of equipment, PPE usage, safe transportation and handling of bulk chemicals, hand tool safety, lock-out-tag-out, and proper storage of tools, etc. Comply with good housekeeping policies.
• Keep accurate production and inventory records; follow kanban process.
• Accurately perform required computer data entry and work order transactions (LOTS, scrap, Oracle, Kanban).
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• A minimum of 1 year of completed college chemistry with lab is required.
• A minimum of 1 year of scientific production, process, or lab technician experience OR a Bachelor of Science degree with no experience.

It would be an asset if you have:

• Strong laboratory technique.
• Strong analytical technique (use of volumetric glassware to make standard solutions, perform dilutions, and perform titrations).
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

ENVIRONMENT:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasion all
  y required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is constantly required to sit. The employee may occasionally squat, turn/twist, or reach. The employee is constantly using hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, and computer keyboards. The employee is required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, and smell.
• The employee must frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision,…