What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Technician position at Gowan Company?
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Reports to: Formulation Development Center Manager
General, Posting:
Our Research and Development group seeks a Laboratory Technician to:
- Support product changes and ingredient substitution projects in line with business needs
- Support production novation projects and execution laboratory formulation and analytical processes
- Provide laboratory support for stake holders in the above, e.g. Quality and Manufacturing functions
Essential Roles, Activities:
- Support key functions in Operations such as quality and procurement in the changing of formulation ingredients as defined by business need.
- Conduct physical and chemical testing of commercial or experimental formulations of crop protection products
- Check chemical stability of formulations with analytical tests (LC,GCand GC-MS) and interpret analytical outputs. Work diligently and efficiently, optimizing the process for ingredient changes focusing on throughput and quality.
- Provide a record of compositions, test results, methods etc. in lab documented reports
- Prepare reports, presentation son results of laboratory testing
- Collaborate with internal function across the company such as (Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Legal) to resolve issues, compatible with project success criteria and timelines.
- Conduct process studies on commercial or experimental formulations
- Prepare formulations for field and regulatory studies
- Support management of chemical inventory and chemical waste
- Identify lab equipment to facilitate lab safety and project efficiency
- Support establishment of trade secrets, patents, etc., involving formulations
- Work in accordance with established SOP’s and procedures
- Input into process improvements and working practices
- Travel (<10% of time) to attend conferences, field tests, manufacturing trials, and training
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Education:
- Bachelors degree(or equivalent)in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical & Process engineering or related fields.
- Experience:
- 3-5 years of chemical laboratory experience (industrial or academic) in preparing formulations for agriculture, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, cleaners, or food, or personal care industries
- Qualification:
- hands-on experience with multi-phase mixtures (dispersions, emulsions, etc.)with various formulation production or analytical pieces of equipment
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office applications
- Ability to prioritize time and tasks and to work in a busy environment
- Flexibility to learn new tasks and skills
- Have good organizational and communication skills