EHS LC-MS Lab Technician – Environmental Chemistry

3M; Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, is seeking an EHS Analytical Laboratory Technician to support LC-MS testing operations within the Global Environment, Health and Safety Laboratory. You will process environmental samples from prep to data logging and work with researchers and lab technicians around the world.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in chemistry, life sciences or chemical engineering, hands-on lab experience, strong dilution skills, and proficiency in Dutch and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, life sciences or chemical engineering.
• Hands-on experience with basic lab equipment (pipettes, analytical balances, centrifuges).
• Strong volumetric techniques and understanding of dilution calculations.
• Knowledge of sample preparation techniques including solid phase extraction.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.
• Attention to details.
• Curious and eager to learn.
• Proficiency in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Support LC-MS testing operations.
• Processing environmental samples through every stage of the analytical workflow—from prepping sample containers and extracting target compounds to running LC-MS instruments and logging data.
• Collaborate with researchers and lab technicians in different locations around the world.

Skills

Autonomous work

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Dutch and English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, life sciences or chemical engineering

Tools

LC-MS instrumentation

SPE manifolds

Basic lab equipment (pipettes, balances, centrifuges)

LIMS familiarity

Job description

3M in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, is seeking an EHS Analytical Laboratory Technician to support LC-MS testing operations within the Global Environment, Health and Safety Laboratory. You will process environmental samples from prep to data logging and work with researchers and lab technicians around the world.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in chemistry, life sciences or chemical engineering, hands-on lab experience, strong dilution skills, and proficiency in Dutch and English.