Laboratory Technician

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Responsibilities:




ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operators are trained annually (TLM or orientation) to properly manage and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous waste they generate. Site AOP SAF_A023 outlines how to properly handle and label hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials for our site. PLT_A003 is our site Spill Procedure we follow in the event of an emergency from a hazardous waste or non-hazardous waste spill.

• Synthesis (cooks) of polymers and resins using lab glassware and pilot units.

• Accurately running and recording test results for all coatings formulations, polymers, dispersions, and intermediates.

• Interpretation and communication of test results using computer-based systems incl. SPC.

• Ability to use advanced mathematical tools such as statistics, calculus, linear regression, etc

• Documentation of experimental test results using computer programs such as Word, Excel.

Safely handle, categorize and dispose of chemicals on a routine basis.

• Ability to safely load, test, filter and transport small batch materials in a plant environment.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks under strict time constraints

• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with customers, and other client personnel.

• Must be able to work well with supervisor and a variety of R&D, manufacturing, and marketing people in a team environment.

• Ability to train other R&D technicians.

• Must perform all work in a safe manner and in accordance to all lab and plant safety regulations

• Recommend color adjustments to manufacturing, and field personnel, including external customers.

• Maintain, repair, and operate a variety of conventional and electrostatic application equipment.

• Ability to travel as needed to an internal/external customer location for meetings, training, and product support activities.

• Train others

Train—to teach someone or be taught the skills of a particular job or activity

Training—the process of teaching or being taught

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 percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Must qualify on Corporate validated Chemical Laboratory written test

• Must qualify on Farnsworth / Munsell Color Test

Education: Bachelors Degree