Laboratory Technician – Petrochemical Industry

VECA Professional Services is a staffing service that provides qualified candidates for Project, Maintenance, Turnaround positions within the petrochemical, commercial construction and manufacturing industries. Our qualified team is able to fill both managerial and field positions ranging from Engineering, Project Managers, Planners, Schedulers, Contracts Administration, Procurement, Mechanical, Piping, Control Systems, Electrical, Civil, Structural Designers, Document Control, QAQC, Project Coordinators, Administrative Personnel or any requested position to help any project be successful.

Laboratory Technician – Petrochemical Industry – Anacortes, WA

Full Time/ Long Term, Excellent benefits package, wages based on experience.

Under moderate supervision, responsible for finished product quality control and specification compliance testing. Manages and communicates test data, verifies test equipment, executes various proficiency sample testing programs, and conducts routine laboratory tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

· Conducts routine product quality control and product or specification compliance testing

· Enters and maintains lab results in proper databases and written records, and communicates results to assigned area’s management and other personnel to permit formulation adjustment where needed

· Keeps work area clean and organized

· Verifies and maintains testing instruments and ancillary test equipment

· Executes assigned area’s required Health Safety & Environmental programs and initiatives as directed

· Conducts proficiency sample testing

Manages expendable laboratory supplies.

May include some or all the following:

· Executes requirements of Quality Manual and related quality systems

· Provide environmental regulatory and compliance support

· Perform basic routine instrument maintenance and calibration

· Runs SQC on test equipment, plot test results, report any out-of-control situations, and document action taken

· Communicate with operations on off-spec results or atypical samples

· Collects and distributes samples to customers and others

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.

Required Skills:

·Basic mechanical ability and understanding of operational principles of assigned area’s testing instruments. Basic ability to perform routine tests daily. Ability to effectively communication with others, both written and verbal communication, and organizational skills. Ability to complete all required classroom and CBT training. Depending on location, exhibit average or better Z-scores on proficiency testing programs, or ability to move drums of product and 150# gas cylinders. Depending on location, elementary algebra and proficiency with spreadsheet and word-processing software applications. Basic reading and writing skills, ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Preferred Qualifications:

· A minimum of 6 months of related material testing experience is required.

· 1 year of Lab or equivalent work experience, depending on location is required.

· High School Degree is required. Associate’s / Bachelor's Degree preferred in Chemistry.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• How many years of refinery experience do you have?
• Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?

License/Certification:

• TWIC Card (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Anacortes, WA 98221: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person