Quality Control and Lab Operator

Airbus; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Education assistance

Employee assistance

Healthcare plans

401(k)

Job summary

Brenntag North America, Inc. is seeking a laboratory professional to perform inspections and analyses, prepare reagents, and maintain certified records to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance. This role emphasizes adherence to ISO standards and ongoing process improvements.

The candidate will collaborate with the Brenntag TA Team to uphold safety and quality while supporting customer-focused analytics and documentation. Training and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Education position requires a Bachelor’s degree or an Associate degree from two-year college or technical school, or related equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory inspections and analyses following detailed standardized procedures.
• Confer with manager on products not meeting specifications.
• Prepare reagents and standard solutions for analyses.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records and logbooks.
• Operate and maintain laboratory instruments and calibration procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree or Associate degree in Chemistry/related field

Job description

YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform laboratory inspections and analyses using detailed standardized procedures; analyze finished products from inventory to ensure compliance with specifications and acceptability for shipments to customers, analyze incoming raw materials to assure compliance with specifications, analyze tank samples to provide and maintain certificate of analysis reports for customers.
• Confer with manager on products that do not conform to specifications.
• Prepare reagents and standard solutions required for various analyses.
• Prepare samples, label and store retain samples of products.
• Properly dispose of all retain samples.
• Furnish sales samples of tested materials to authorized customers and prospects.
• Maintain accurate records in laboratory notebooks including sample origin and identification, analytical data, interpretation of data and final disposition of products analyzed.
• Enter data into analytical results logbooks.
• Maintain records necessary for the current file system involving certification sheets and purchasing specifications.
• Perform routine instrument maintenance and calibration as necessary; inspect, adjust and perform minor instrument repairs involved with a continuous instrument maintenance process; calibrate instruments and appropriate reagents using certified standards in accordance with a continuous calibration process; maintain an inventory of essential consumable instrument parts.
• Perform related laboratory duties, maintain inventory of laboratory supplies, provide analytical data to authorized parties, and maintain clean, safe and orderly conditions within the laboratory.
• Maintain current systems for product quality certification and purchasing specifications.
• Prepare and maintain blend production sheets.
• Review customer specifications.
• Perform other duties as directed.
• Develop, modify, verify, and validate methods.
• Complies with company, safety and regulatory policies and standards.
• Attend safety, regulatory, and company training as required.
• Complies with continuous quality improvements and ISO standards.

YOUR PROFILE

• Education and Experience: Bachelor degree, or Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

OUR OFFER

• We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.
• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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Brenntag North America, Inc. and its subsidiaries use E-verify, a government-run, web-based system that allows employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. For more information, please go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees or view the poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf.

Brenntag TA Team

Brenntag is the leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients, committed to connecting customers and suppliers within networks. We add value for our customers and partners every step of the way: through our product knowledge, innovation, and sustainable solutions, combined with our passion for service excellence and commitment to safety. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, and with more than 17,500 experts at about 600 locations in 72 countries, our two global divisions, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties, offer a full range of industrial and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Therefore, our clients and partners can count on us for global reach combined with local agility and execution. As an employer, we embrace diversity and foster a sense of community and collaboration in an environment where employees are encouraged to share ideas and work together. We engage our employees in the company’s mission for collective success, by building long‑term stability and safety through trust and clarity across the organization. We believe in empowering our employees to reach their full potential and shape the future. For more information, please visit www.brenntag.com