What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technician, Innovation and Science - Laboratory position at Celanese?
Overview
The Quality Assurance / Quality Control Lab Technician performs an essential role in the BCP Quality Management program. This role is responsible for performing analysis on routine and non-routine samples from the processes, production unit, shipping vessels, documenting and communicating analytical results in a timely manner, and providing documentation and records related to analytical data. The QA/QC Lab Technician also generates product Certificates of Analysis to customers based on product specifications and verifies raw material quality based on vendor COAs.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Required Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
The Quality Assurance / Quality Control Lab Technician performs an essential role in the BCP Quality Management program. This role is responsible for performing analysis on routine and non-routine samples from the processes, production unit, shipping vessels, documenting and communicating analytical results in a timely manner, and providing documentation and records related to analytical data. The QA/QC Lab Technician also generates product Certificates of Analysis to customers based on product specifications and verifies raw material quality based on vendor COAs.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
- Performs accurate and timely analytical testing for a wide variety of product release evaluations.
- Facilitate and support the electronic generation of quality certificates and notifications (QA function).
- Operates a variety of analytical instrumentation including general routine maintenance.
- Utilizes Statistical Process Control for the monitoring and assessment of analytical instrumentation and methods.
- Communicates information related to product quality with shipping, operations, process chemists and QA.
- Quantitatively prepares analytical standards and solutions for use in calibration of laboratory and on-line analyzer equipment.
- Provides after hours and weekend QC lab coverage in support of manufacturing site.
Required Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
- General foundation of chemistry nomenclature and safe handling of chemicals.
- Working knowledge of analytical techniques including wet methods, chromatography, and various other methods.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others in a team environment and interact with external resources.
- Good Communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to varied customer situations and expectations.
- Maintains good housekeeping practices to ensure integrity of results and compliance with Environmental, Health, and Safety practices and policies.
- Computer software skills including spreadsheets, word processing and power point. Working knowledge of chromatography software and LIMS.
- Working knowledge of SAP.
- Knowledgeable in statistical methods of data evaluation.
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair common analytical equipment issues.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 compliance.
- Familiarity with Agilent chromatography integration software – Open Lab.
- Familiarity with LIMS software, such as Sample Manager.
- HAZMAT training - sample packaging experience.
- 1-3 years of experience working in a quality assurance / quality control laboratory preferred.
- 2 yr. Chemical Lab Technology certificate/degree or equivalent experience.