Chemist I

Location:

Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility connectivity computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules enabling equipment for safe distribution purification and on-line purity control. On site manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

• Pay: $75000-$82000 per year
• Comprehensive Family Benefits:Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life including Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents:We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• Future Security:401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick time.

Please note: For internal candidates the specific level and salary range for this position will be commensurate with the successful candidates current level.

Balazs Nanoanalysis is a contract analytical laboratory owned by Air Liquide Electronics is world-wide leader in supplying gases specialty chemicals and services to a wide variety of industries. Balazs Nanoanalysis operates analytical labs around the world serving both internal and external clients. We support clients in a wide array of industries including semiconductor biotechnology aerospace/defense industry solar energy storage automotive and many others.

Responsibilities

• Capable of performing Analyst III (Technician III) duties.
• Assist in developing new analytical methods to improve the products and services provided to customers

• Capable of repairing instruments
• Tunes Troubleshoots instrument issues and resolves analysis roadblocks
• Secures service needs with equipment suppliers as needed

• Performs preventative maintenance on lab instrumentation and support equipment
• Create BKMs and SOPs for instrument preventative maintenance and sample analysis.

• Perform non-routine sampling at clients facility (if applicable) as assigned and complete other additional assignments as required

• Provide technical training to other Chemists Laboratory Technicians and Service Technicians.

• Responsible for evaluation interpretation and verification of analytical data. Ensure accuracy and consistency of results.

• Primary and secondary review of sample data ensures proper data entry of analysis results

• Send Routine Reports

• Purchases routine lab supplies and reagents maintains inventories.

• Willingly participates in Safety 6S and Quality programs.

• Complies with the established Quality System and reports quality deficiencies

• Customer communication

• Maintains records for instrument calibrations preventative maintenance and instrument uptime KPIs.

• Assists with sample analysis as needed when shifts are short-staffed.

• Performs routine analyses limited non-routine analyses instrument calibrations and other lab procedures as assigned by management.

• Prepare required lab reagents and standards

• Retrieve move and connect/disconnect cylinders for the purpose of analysis (if applicable)
• Ship out equipment and requalify once received back
• Support instrument software upgrades
• Provides after hours support with troubleshooting analysis and data interpretation
• Fulfill AT requests and support with inline ICPMS and VPD analysis
  

Education Requirements

• BS in Engineering Chemistry or Similar Science with 4-5 years experience OR
• MS in Engineering Chemistry or Similar Science with 0-2 years experience

General Qualifications

• Administer safe laboratory practices and keep all related safety trainings up to date

• Good problem solving skills innovative resourceful organized.

• Proficient in computer skills such as LIMS Pilgrim Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint

• Work safely at all times and ensure a safety culture and a safe working environment in the laboratory.
• Must have initiative and be self-motivated.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to to lift 40 lbs or more

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.