What are the responsibilities and job description for the QC Lab Chemist (Night Shift) position at Sachem Inc?
Description
QC Lab Chemist (Night Shift) – Cleburne, TX
Founded in 1950, SACHEM, Inc. is a Midcap privately held global chemical science company with a strong focus on the development of high purity chemicals for high growth electronic industries, structured materials, and a growing personal care industry. We serve the world’s largest and reputable customers Specialty Chemistry needs and are enabling sustainable technologies for a cleaner planet. Our global presence provides opportunity for Associates to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the company’s success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our Associates in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect SACHEM’s high regard for our Associates. SACHEM operates under world-class manufacturing standards at five facilities located in Austin (TX, USA), Cleburne (TX, USA), Zaltbommel (The Netherlands), Higashi Osaka (Japan), and Wuxi (China). We have additional sales offices in Taiwan, South Korea, India and Osaka.
We are always looking for great talent at our Cleburne plant. Even when fully-staffed, we welcome your application and are open to having a conversation with you.
This position is responsible for accurate and timely analysis and dispatch of raw, control and final lot samples under the supervision of the lab supervisor. The position requires extensive quality control and support of method development as supervised by lab management. The analyst will have interactions with other departments through the reporting of data and control of samples. Quality functions include the maintenance of SACHEM quality system through the control of analytical records and adherence to procedures. These responsibilities include weekend, off-hour or odd-hour coverage at the Cleburne site as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analysis of commercial and research samples.
- Preparation and standardization of analytical reagents
- Calibration and maintenance of analytical equipment
- Support of analytical and quality method development through routine analysis and special studies
- Statistical control charting of analytical and quality audits through recording of data
- Possible development of technical information, e.g., physical property analysis
Requirements
Knowledge and skill requirements:
- BS in Chemistry or related field
- Working knowledge of analytical, inorganic, or general aqueous chemistry
- Understanding of statistics and errors in chemical measurement systems
- Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbally) with internal customers, production staff, and other collaborators
- ICP-MS skills a plus
- LC and/or GC skills a plus
- 12-hour shifts after training
- Possible nights/weekends after training
