Refinery Lab Analyst — 12-Hour Rotating Shifts, QA/QC

Flint Hills Resources; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas, is hiring a Lab Analyst to generate accurate lab data that supports refinery operations and product quality. The role requires operating analytical instrumentation, entering results into LIMS, and maintaining strict safety and data-handling practices.

Successful candidates will have 1+ year of lab experience in a QA/QC setting, with preferred 2+ years and related lab certifications or a natural sciences degree.

Qualifications

• One (1) year or more of lab work experience.
• Experience working in a QA/QC environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze hydrocarbon and aqueous samples for refinery reliability, optimization, and product certification.
• Operate and maintain instrumentation including GCs, X-ray and combustion elemental analyzers, titrators, and physical properties analyzers.
• Enter data and review results in LIMS, document anomalous results.
• Develop technical knowledge around the operation of analytical instrumentation.
• Adhere to safety practices, test methods, and data handling procedures.
• Interface with internal customers to understand testing priorities and communicate results clearly.

Skills

Lab work

QA/QC environment

Education

Laboratory skills certification or natural sciences degree

Tools

Gas Chromatographs (GCs)

X-ray analyzers

Combustion elemental analyzers

Titrators

LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

Job description

Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas, is hiring a Lab Analyst to generate accurate lab data that supports refinery operations and product quality. The role requires operating analytical instrumentation, entering results into LIMS, and maintaining strict safety and data-handling practices.

Successful candidates will have 1+ year of lab experience in a QA/QC setting, with preferred 2+ years and related lab certifications or a natural sciences degree.