General Chemistry Specialist, Eurofins Environment Testing - Calscience, Tustin, CA

Company 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. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Job Description

The General Chemistry Specialist prepares and analyzes environmental samples following ASTM, Standard Methods, and EPA protocols in adherence with Eurofins Quality Assurance programs and SOPs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitoring and managing sample backlog workload to meet client program requirements
• Batching, analyzing, and reporting samples by various methodologies including UV-VIS, titration, filtration, gravimetric analysis, etc.
• Data upload and peer review data using the laboratory information management system (LIMS)
• Data interpretation and evaluation to ensure qualitative, quantitative, program requirements are met
• Preparation of standards and reagents for sample analysis
• Maintenance of instrument calibrations in accordance with laboratory QAQC (Quality Assurance and Quality Control) requirements.
• Evaluation and implementation of new instrumentation and equipment to improve department efficiency and production rates
• Correspondence and coordination with the management team and quality assurance team to ensure implementation initiatives are executed to meet target deadlines
• Evaluation of methods and procedures for efficiency and accuracy improvement opportunities
• Troubleshooting of instrumentation, equipment, procedures and methods as needed
• Perform basic instrument maintenance and repair
• 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 and quality assurance programs
• Perform other laboratory duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. or B.A. in Chemistry or related field; 5 years of laboratory analytical experience may substitute for a degree.
• 5+ years experience working in a production laboratory setting, preferred.
• Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship

Ability and Skills

• Strong knowledge of and understanding of methods typically utilized in a production oriented environmental laboratory
• Effective time management and multitasking skills
• Ability to work independently following written and verbal instructions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

The position is full-time, Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. -  8 p.m., with flexibility of overtime and to change shift to meet business needs.  Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Folsom, CA are encouraged to apply.

Compensation range: $26 - $32 per hour (DOE)

Eurofins Environment Testing (USA) provides a compensation range for informational purposes, the actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill set, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t 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 sus