Job Purpose and Impact

The Laboratory Technician - Refinery, will provide general quality assurance and product safety technical support for testing, data collection and analysis, process documentation and supporting knowledge transfer. In this role, you will work alongside a supervisor performing duties that typically follow a daily routine with little variation, in each of the focus areas.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist scientists or technicians by collecting and preparing samples, carrying out experiments and making measurements with scientific equipment.
• Provide nontechnical or basic technical support to laboratory personnel, conduct quality checks on finished products, assist in auditing laboratory results, handle specification changes and maintain customer specifications books.
• Follow compliance programs which include monitoring adherence to government agency food or product safety regulations and other procedural compliance and operational and preoperational verification procedures as outlined for product safety.
• Attend audits and help prepare required documents, ensuring all documentation is complete, current and verified to inform production management decisions.
• Provide basic specification training as required, prepare and file customer claims and build and amend specification manual as required.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift including nights, weekends and holidays.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least one year of experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Intermediate knowledge computer programs, including word processing, spreadsheets and email