Laboratory Technician

R Laboratory Technician (Open)

Location:

La Porte, TX
- Miller Cut-Off Rd
- Industrial spec gas
- Hydrocarbon Mix Plant

Airgas Specialty Gases, an Air Liquide company, the nation’s leading single-source supplier of gases, welding and safety products is seeking a Lab Technician in LaPorte, TX.
Known locally and nationwide, our distribution network serves more than one million customers of all sizes with a broad offering of top-quality products and unmatched expertise.

JOB SUMMARY:

Analyzing petroleum and hydrocarbon mixtures using gas chromatography, particularly Agilent instruments, with integration software such as Chemstation and EZChrom. This is a night shift position working between the hours of 8 PM to 6 AM.

JOB TITLE:

Lab Technician 1 – Night Shift

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintaining safety as a top working priority and always complying to the safety rules.
• Continuously checking cylinders, equipment, surroundings, and individuals for possible unsafe conditions.
• Analyzing multicomponent hydrocarbon mixtures, both gaseous and liquids, using gas chromatography per Airgas SOPs.
• Accurately documenting all analytical results per Airgas SOPs in a clear, comprehensive, interpretable manner.
• Reviewing and approving analytical results, certificates of analysis, and associated documentation per Airgas SOPs and customer requirements.

EDUCATION AND/OR

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry or related Science and or combination of college level courses in Science, Math and/or 3-5 years experience in laboratory analysis in an industrial environment.
• 1 to 3 years of experience using gas chromatography.
• Experience working in a laboratory environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Understanding the basic theory of gas chromatography.
• Multitasking/Operating several instruments at one time.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret procedures, instructions and lab results. This includes safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to effectively present and communicate information to co-workers.
• Demonstrate an eagerness to learn, being inquisitive, displaying a thirst for knowledge, having an inquiring mind and being goal oriented.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the Gas Chromatographer.

COMPUTER

SKILLS:

• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Able to save and maintain electronic files.

COMMUNICATION and/or CRITICAL THINKING

SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals using the English language.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

• Mathematical skills relevant to the technical application.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types…