Laboratory Technician

ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a QC/QA Laboratory Technician to join our Ashland Specialty Ingredients business at our Assonet, MA location.

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Quality function.

This position will report to the QC Laboratory Supervisor.

Benefits & Perks:


* Team recognition rewards, sponsored lunches and monetary incentives based on performance


* Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision


* 401(k) plan with company match


* Rotating shift - 14 days off/month

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Performs a variety of routine tests or experiments within parameters defined by supervisor.

Observes and adjusts variables as necessary.


* Operates a wide range of analytical equipment including GC's, HPLC's, FTIR, UV/Vis spectrometer, auto-titrators, particle size analyzers, viscometers, pH meters, nitrogen analyzers etc.


* Provides analytical support to production operations and becomes familiar with basic process chemistries to put analytical testing into the proper context.


* May perform tests and experiments of a non-routine nature in response to various production situations or in accordance with supervisor's instructions.


* Conducts all observations and adjusts variables as instructed making a variety of specified measurements and manipulations as necessary.


* Recognizes irregularities in equipment, tests, and experiments, bringing them to the attention of the supervisor.


* May perform minor adjustments and repairs of instruments, mostly under the guidance of the supervisor.


* Summarizes results using appropriate mathematical techniques, maintaining data in appropriate form for interpretation by supervisors.


* Maintains complete record of work.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:


* Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or related field with 0-2 yrs.

experience; or Associate's degree in related field with 1-4 yrs.

experience; or technical certification/military training in science field with 3-5 yrs.

experience.


* Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, detail oriented, and ability to communicate within a team


* Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.


* Ability to analyze problems


* Ability to recognize the cause of inconsistent or unexpected analytical results.


* Ability to learn or a basic knowledge of LIMS, various analytical instrument software and othe...