Lead Laboratory Technician

Job description

General Information

Location:

·  City:Baltimore
·  Country:USA
·  Region:North America

Job Category: Industrial
Job Type: Regular
Type of Contract: Permanent
Working time: Full-time
Work schedule: Rotating shift

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. With more than 24,100 employees in 64 countries, Solvay bonds people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group seeks to create sustainable shared value for all, notably through its Solvay One Planet plan crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. The Group’s innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities and delivered net sales of €10.2 billion in 2019. Solvay is listed on Euronext Brussels (SOLB) and Paris and in the United States, where its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a Level I ADR program.

Novecare develops and produces formulations that alter the properties of liquids. It offers solutions to the oil and gas industry using an extensive range of surface chemistries combined with applications expertise. Novecare also provide specialty solutions for certain industrial applications, agricultural, and coatings markets.

Solvay

Job Overview and Responsibilities

The Q.C. Lead Laboratory Technician performs analytical testing to support production of industrial chemicals.  Analytical results are communicated to plant personnel to continue batch processing.  The Q.C. Lead Laboratory Technician also performs standard laboratory work that supports this effort (housekeeping, solution preparation, instrument maintenance, etc.). This is a Temp to Hire position 

Follow all plant HSE rules, policies and procedures. Communicates any safety concerns to Quality Manager and/or HSE Specialist.

Support the plant’s quality management systems and its compliance with pertinent quality standards.

Maintain safe working conditions and practices.

Perform analysis upon receipt of raw materials and on manufactured products at various stages of production.

Calculate adjustments or corrections and communicate appropriate instructions to production personnel.

Approve or quarantine raw materials and/or finished products within specified guidelines.

Record analytical data on in-process paperwork and into the LIMS.

Prepare and standardize reagents.

Troubleshoot laboratory instrumentation.

Perform all other tasks as required by Quality Manager.

HSE RESPONSIBILITIES

1.     Fully participate in plant HSE initiatives including performing periodic audits and housekeeping inspections.
2.Instill discipline and accountability in the execution of all procedures, especially Life Critical procedures.  Lead this effort by example.
3.Enforce Solvay Life Savings Rules and all other site safety rules and procedures within the operations departments, other plant personnel, as well as contractors that are working onsite.  Lead by example.

4.Assure appropriate HSE training is provided to all direct and indirect reports.

5.Assure all safety inspections and audits are performed and documented.

6.Conduct periodic inspections to assure compliance to existing safety rules and procedures and to assess the effectiveness and need for other risk reduction activities within the departments.

7.Participate in regulatory and internal audits as needed.

8.Represent Solvay through daily actions that reinforce the corporate values demonstrating personal commitment to a safe, healthy and environmentally sound workplace for employees.

  9.  Conduct or direct the completion of investigations of incidents or near misses, as appropriate, and insure corrective actions are identified, assigned, and completed.

Education and Experience

Education:  Associates to Bachelor is prefered

Experience:   Two years professional experience working in a quality control laboratory.

Skills

Skills:

Experience working with laboratory instrumentation including HPLC, GC, FTIR, UV/Vis, KF and titrators.

Ability to work rotating 8 hour shifts.

Ability to work while standing for extended periods.

Ability to lift ~ 25 – 30 pounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.