Lab Tech 1 National

Valence; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Valence is seeking a Laboratory Technician to serve as the primary chemist for plating operations, collaborating in maintaining cleaning, activation, and plating tanks by chemical analysis and additions to keep processes within defined parameters.

This role supports other departments such as EHS and production with requested non-planned activities, requiring titration, pH, specific gravity, and ICP measurements, while upholding safety guidelines and contributing to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience performing titrations and chemical analyses in a plating/lab environment.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste and hazardous materials management.
• Familiarity with lab instrumentation and common labware.
• Ability to follow procedures and contribute to process improvement.
• Commitment to safety and compliant operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute chemical titrations on plating, activation, and cleaning baths.
• Measure pH and specific gravity on defined schedules.
• Perform ICP-based concentration measurements.
• Conduct Hull cell testing as required.
• Maintain safe practices and assist with chemical inventory.
• Perform chemical additions to keep tanks within defined parameters.
• Support Kaizen events and 5S culture.

Skills

Chemical analysis

Titrations

Hazardous waste mgmt

Lab instrumentation

Labware handling

Safety practices

Kaizen

5S culture

Tools

ICP

pH meter

Hull cell tester

Job description

Objective

The Laboratory Technician is the primary chemist for the Plating Chem-Lab. The main objective of this position is to collaborate in the chemical maintenance of the cleaning, activation, and plating tanks by the means of chemical analysis, and chemical additions as required.

The Laboratory Technician is the primary chemist for the Plating Chem-Lab. The main objective of this position is to collaborate in the chemical maintenance of the cleaning, activation, and plating tanks by the means of chemical analysis, and chemical additions as required. Also, to provide support to other departments such as EHS, or production by the execution of requested non-planned activities.

Performance

Knows and performs following good safety guidelines and practices to assure accident/incident-free work execution.

• Understands and executes chemical analysis such as titrations.
• Basic knowledge of Hazardous waste and Hazardous materials management
• Basic knowledge regarding chemical lab instrumentation and labware
• Basic theory and practical knowledge of the daily lab operations.
• Follows the procedures as required, and provides feedback for process improvement purposes.

Daily Activities

Executes chemical titrations on plating, activation, and cleaning baths based on the define analysis schedule.

• Executes pH measurements on plating, activation, and cleaning baths based on the define schedule.
• Executes specific gravity on plating baths as required per define schedule.
• Performs concentration measurement by the means of ICP
• Executes Hull cell testing as required per define schedule.
• Ensure safe practices (jointly safe department)
• Provides support with chemical inventory
• Execute chemical process maintenance activities such as carbon treatment, dummy plate, etc.

Makes chemical additions to maintain plating, activation, and cleaning tanks within pre-defined working parameters.

Safety & Continuous Improvement

Support on 5S’s culture (deployment and maintenance)

• Provides feedback by communicating improvement opportunities
• Participates in Kaizen events as required.
• Abides to state, Federal and OSHA regulations