Lead Lab Tech
Shreveport (Caddo Parish) Personal services
Job description
The Laboratory Analyst performs final product lab test and helps to conduct experiments, analyze results and maintain work area. He/she also supports laboratory staff by maintaining lab supplies, logs, resolves problems and helps with special projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Detailed administrative record keeping and filing of all QA activities as required, including maintain daily logs, generation of CofA's and data entry into the lab based data management system
· Support efforts to help manufacturing maintain product consistency and safety
· Perform lab testing on standard, physical, chemical raw materials and finished products to include; color, insolubles, viscosity, oil separation, pH etc.
· Provide training and troubleshooting for final product testing
· Create and provides blends of raw material products for production
· Prepare and standardize chemical reagents and solutions
· Perform more advanced mathematical calculations, conversions and formulations
· Assist with the qualification, calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment and related systems.
· Supports and guides lab technicians in career development and continuous improvement goals
· Provides preventive maintenance of laboratory equipment
· Assist with review and updating of laboratory documentation related to laboratory instrumentation and testing (e.g. SOPs, test methods etc.).
· Provide support to laboratory investigations involving laboratory systems.
· Follow written procedures as they relate to product testing.
· Work independently under general supervision and direction.
· Practice safe work habits and adhere to safety procedures and guidelines
· Interacts with internal and external customers address technical questions and provide solutions to problems
· Keep laboratory supplies ready by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt.
· Participate in process improvement team projects
· Keep equipment operating by following operating instructions, troubleshoot breakdowns, and perform maintenance or schedule repairs
Desired profile
Qualifications :
Qualifications
· Education: BS in Chemistry or related science preferred
· Proficient in Google Mail, Excel, Microsoft Office and lab based data management systems
· At least 2 years' experience performing laboratory testing