What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician Chemist - Austin Industrial (Taylor, TX) position at Austin External?
Water Lab Technician
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
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Must have knowledge and experience in using a wide array of analytical instruments and methods with high emphasis on water analysis
- Must be familiar with ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography, XRD, XRF, EDS, SEM, Particle size/count analysis, bacterial analysis, GCMS and FTIR (Emphasis on ICP-MS and Ion Chromatography)
- Knowledge of a wide array of sampling methods, bench water analysis instruments and methods such as titration, colorimeter, pH & Conductivity meters, ORP meters, HACH test kits, bacteria analysis such as dip slides and BART methods
- Strong troubleshooting background in the field of investigating water analysis, chemical treatment
- Knowledge of ISO 17025 Standards
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Experience – 8 years of experience.
- Critical thinking; predictive and preventative maintenance, finding root cause of failure.
- Work positively with maintenance and operations teams to troubleshoot and solve problems.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Valid DL
- Meet physical demands as listed above
- Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed by the assigned location
- Familiarity with enterprise CMMS (Computer‑Aided Maintenance Management System) software and Confluence is required for daily task management, issue tracking, and collaboration.
- Candidates must be comfortable and proficient in the full suite of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.) and able to learn new office applications quickly.
- The role involves extensive use of computers for data entry, documentation, analysis, and internal communication.
- Applicants must be legally able to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa for this position.
Benefits & Compensation
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.
Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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About Austin Industrial
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial.
No Third-Party Inquiries Please
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners become the property of the Company.
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