Chemistry and Materials Technician

Bayside Solutions; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Chemistry and Materials Technician, where your expertise will contribute to innovative plastics circularity processes. This role is ideal for recent graduates eager to tackle the plastic waste problem through research and lab operations. You'll work in a collaborative environment, performing essential lab tasks, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety guidelines. If you're passionate about sustainability and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and thrive in the industry.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of industry lab experience or 5+ years as a wet lab technician.
• Experience with hazardous chemicals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform lab research procedures under supervision and maintain lab equipment.
• Draft SOPs and keep batch records.

Skills

Chemistry

Analytical Chemistry

Wet Lab Techniques

Research

Lab Operations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry

Associate Degree in Chemistry

Job description

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Base pay range

$27.00/hr - $33.00/hr

Chemistry and Materials Technician

W2 Contract

Salary Range: $56,200 - $66,500 per year

Job Summary:

As a Chemistry and Materials Technician, you will help our team become more efficient with research and scale-up of our innovative plastics circularity processes, reducing pollution and creating a circular economy for plastics. We have a differentiated chemical technology and a strong technical team. This role suits recent graduates (Bachelor or Associate) with 1-2 years of work experience in wet and/or analytical chemistry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform defined procedures related to lab research under direct supervision, e.g., titrations, analytical sample prep and data processing, routine chemical treatment steps, and characterization of chemicals and materials.
• Work within EH&S guidelines.
• Be responsible for the upkeep of the lab, including cleaning, washing, stocking, and organization.
• Present results at functional area meetings.
• Maintain lab equipment and inventory of chemicals and supplies, and work with vendors as needed.
• Perform routine and semi-routine scientific experiments and/or analysis. Identify operational issues.
• Draft and/or suggest edits for SOPs in the work area. Keep batch records and write experiment summaries.
• Assist with other areas of Lab Operations as needed.
• Perform other duties as needed at the discretion of supervisors.
• Perform all duties per company values, policies, and all applicable regulations.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and 1+ years of industry lab experience or 5+ years of industry experience as a wet lab technician
• Experience working with highly hazardous chemicals/materials is preferred.
• Passionate about solving the plastic waste problem and sustainability in general
• Willing to perform routine tasks and understand how they contribute to the company's mission and goals

Desired Skills and Experience

Chemistry, analytical chemistry, wet lab, plastics, research, lab operations

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Research and Science

• Industries

  Plastics Manufacturing

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