Chemist I - Wet Chemistry - Eurofins Environment Testing Southwest, Calscience, Tustin, CA

The Chemist I performs testing activities as directed by Department Supervisor in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines to ensure that quoted turnaround times are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform testing activities as directed by Group Leader in accordance with all applicable company and regulatory guidelines.
• Monitor backlog and plan testing schedule to ensure quoted turnaround times are met.
• Ability to work independently following written and verbal instructions.
• Effective time management and multitasking skills.
• Wet chemistry techniques utilized will include gravimetry titrimetry colorimetry and others as needed.
• Instrumentation utilized may include Leco Moisture Buchi KjelMaster Teledyne Tekmar TOC Skalar San Skalar Primacs TOC Skalar BOD Mantech AM401 Seal AQ700 and others as needed.
• Maintain neat and accurate records.
• Prepare standards and reagents for sample analysis.
• Enter testing data into LIMS and monitor for QC failures.
• Review analytical data to assure data meets method SOP requirements.
• Monitor and record environmental conditions in laboratory.  Alert management of any out of tolerance findings.
• Perform calibrations/checks of laboratory equipment.
• Assist with maintenance of chemical/supply inventory.
• Perform general housekeeping within the laboratory to maintain an organized and safe working environment.
• Conduct daily duties in an efficient and safe manner remaining compliant with environmental health and safety programs.
• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements: 

• B.S. in Chemistry or related field
• Experience with wet chemistry techniques preferred.
• Knowledge of  EPA and SW846 Methods preferred
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement including the ability to read write and speak in English

Additional Information :

Compensation range: $18 - $21 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Position is full-time.  Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm with overtime as needed:

We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays and vacation personal days and dental and vision options.

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received national recognition as a great place to work.  We offer excellent full-time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage life and disability insurance 401(k) with company match paid holidays paid time off and dental and vision options.

We support your development! Do you feel you dont match 100% of the requirements Dont hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression race nationality age religion sexual orientation disability and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025 through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal!

Find out more in our career page: description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries to make life and our environment safer healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the water you drink to the medicines you rely on Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food environment pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics discovery pharmacology forensics advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 35 years Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes France to 61000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety identity composition authenticity origin traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024 Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins USA Environment Testing is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time