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Role: Chemical Technician - II
Our Vision: RigUp is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.
Job Description
This open position is a Research Support Technician II role within the Product & Process Development (P&PD) Department in Ames, Iowa. The P&PD Department is part of the Innovation organization under Technology, Projects and Execution (TPE). This position supports experimental work in renewable feedstocks and fuels, working under the guidance of Team Lead – Experimental Services and/or Research Support Engineers. The ideal candidate would have direct experience with small-scale process equipment, laboratory experimental work, and/or pilot plant operations.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Pay: $31.50
Schedule: Full-time
Location: Ames, IA
Our Vision: RigUp is where the best workers power the world’s most successful projects. We are united by a common mission: to deliver services and technology that fundamentally change how skilled workers and the businesses they serve get hard work done.
Job Description
This open position is a Research Support Technician II role within the Product & Process Development (P&PD) Department in Ames, Iowa. The P&PD Department is part of the Innovation organization under Technology, Projects and Execution (TPE). This position supports experimental work in renewable feedstocks and fuels, working under the guidance of Team Lead – Experimental Services and/or Research Support Engineers. The ideal candidate would have direct experience with small-scale process equipment, laboratory experimental work, and/or pilot plant operations.
Responsibilities
- Safely operate bench scale equipment and perform various laboratory activities such as blending, filtrations, reactions, distillations, and perform some analytical testing. Some equipment may operate at elevated temperatures and pressures
- Contribute to the assembly, operations, and maintenance of experimental systems in the Ames Technology Center (ATC)
- Adhere to lab process safety and operational excellence (OE) programs including Control of Work
- Maintain a high degree of independence, responsibility, reliability, and accountability in conducting experiments. Work effectively under pressure of multiple deadlines
- Handle hazardous materials such as flammable or corrosive liquids. PPE provided/required
- Take day-to-day work direction from Research Support Engineers
- Provide timely and accurate communication on progress of projects and experiments
- Conduct laboratory experiments, as directed and according to written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support the development, improvement, and scale-up of manufacturing processes
- Configure laboratory systems and equipment to facilitate experimentation
- Help maintain a safe, organized and clean working environment in the laboratory
- Assist in troubleshooting and improving laboratory equipment and processes
Required Qualifications:
- A.S. degree, A.A.S. degree, or other 2-year degree in renewable energy technology, process technology, process operations, industrial maintenance, HVAC, industrial technology, advanced manufacturing technology, or similar
- Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience
- Safe work history and strong safe work ethic (this is a safety sensitive position)
- Ability to follow processes and procedures implicitly
- Ability to lift 5 gallon containers (approximately 45 pounds)
- Comfortable standing and working for long periods of time in a laboratory environment
- Mechanical aptitude and experience using common hand tools such as a torque wrench and ratchet wrenches, handsaw and electric drill
- Effective communication skills with stakeholders and co-workers (oral and written)
- Practical experience and competency with Excel including ability to understand and modify simple equations and cell references
- Working knowledge of Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment
- B.S. degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, biosystems engineering, or related engineering discipline
- Direct experience with biofuels and/or renewable feedstocks such as fats & oils
- Familiarity with process engineering fundamentals (example – understanding process flow diagrams, heat and energy balances, and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams)
- Experience with lab scale process instrumentation and equipment (example - pressure transmitters, thermocouples, small pumps, mixers, heat trace, process control, assembly of compression tube fittings)
- Experience with process control and automation software (example – Rockwell Studio, Factory Talk View studio)
- Experience with assembly of glassware apparatus and conducting experiments using glassware apparatus
Pay: $31.50
Schedule: Full-time
Location: Ames, IA
Salary : $32