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Analytical Chemist
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First-Tek
Deer Park, TX (In Person)
$71,760 Salary, Full-Time
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Analytical Chemist First-Tek Deer Park, TX Job Details Full-time | Contract $34 - $35 an hour 23 hours ago Benefits AD&D insurance Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Vision insurance Life insurance Qualifications Laboratory safety Defect resolution root cause analysis Analytical chemistry Bachelor of Science Equipment troubleshooting Laboratory information management systems
ISO 9001
Software administration Manufacturing facility Driver's License Laboratory equipment repair Bachelor's degree Titration Materials analysis (analytical chemistry specialty) Laboratory preventive maintenance Regulatory/legal compliance standards in production Instrumentation repair Technical troubleshooting support Laboratory information systems (LIS) Chemical plant experience Chemical testing Legal compliance Manufacturing company experience Full Job Description Analytical Chemist We are pleased to recruit for a company whose corporate purpose is to create chemistry for a sustainable future and has been doing so for 150 years. Their portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. Their products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. Our client is expanding and seeking an Analytical Chemist in Deer Park, TX. The Analytical Chemist serves as the subject matter expert for analytical chemistry at the Deer Park site, providing technical leadership to the site laboratory. The role provides technical leadership for laboratory analysis, method performance, and interpretation of results, ensuring analytical support meets the needs of a complex, integrated manufacturing site.Responsibilities:
This role goes beyond routine sample analysis. It focuses on non-routine analytical challenges, method optimization, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of analytical capability to support production reliability, quality, and cost performance.- Responsible for conducting calibrations and validations to remain in compliance.
- This role requires deep expertise in analytical techniques and data quality management systems.
- Ensures high quality analytical data, robust laboratory methods, and effective troubleshooting to enable operational decision making, product quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
- Provide advanced analytical chemistry support to Deer Park production units.
- Serve as the technical authority for assigned analytical methods, instruments, and testing strategies
- Interpret complex analytical data and provide clear guidance to Operations and Technical teams.
- Lead troubleshooting of non-routine analytical, quality, or process issues. Develop, validate, and improve analytical methods to meet evolving site needs.
- Support investigation and resolution of off spec product, process upsets, or quality deviations.
- Ensure laboratory practices comply with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
- Leads installation, validation, and calibration of new and existing laboratory equipment.
- Responsible for instrument troubleshooting, with repair plans dependent on Production criticality.
- Lead investigations into failed SQC's and identifying an assignable cause for OOC instruments.
- Maintains frequent communication with key stakeholders to keep them informed of critical information regarding instrument repairs and calibrations and other changes.
- Drive
ISO-9001
compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of Laboratory experience is strongly preferred
- Significant experience in analytical chemistry within a manufacturing, refining, or chemical plant environment.
- Extensive experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining analytical instrumentation, including GC, HPLC, IC, titrators, UV, and related systems.
- Strong proficiency in analytical techniques such as GC, GC-MS, HPLC, IC, sulfur speciation, XRF, and titration methods.
- Track record of independently diagnosing and resolving complex analytical and quality problems.
- Experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and administration.
- Strong understanding of laboratory safety, quality systems, and regulatory requirements Must have a valid driver's license and current state required minimum vehicle insurance coverage to drive onto Client and Company property.