Senior Associate Technician, Manufacturing Laboratory

Celanese; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in manufacturing is seeking an experienced Lab Technician for its Pasadena facility. This role focuses on ensuring product quality through rigorous analytical testing and instrument maintenance, requiring strong chemistry knowledge and effective communication skills. Ideal candidates should have substantial lab experience and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in a quality assurance/control lab.
• Strong foundation in chemistry and analytical techniques.
• Ability to work in team environments and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate analytical testing for product release evaluations.
• Maintain lab equipment and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Utilize Statistical Process Control for monitoring analytical instruments.

Skills

Chemistry knowledge

Software proficiency

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical techniques

Education

High School Diploma

Chemical Lab Technology certificate/degree

Tools

Chromatography software

LIMS

SAP

Job description

Overview

Celanese is seeking an experienced Lab Technician to join our team in our Pasadena manufacturing facility. This role focuses on analytical testing to ensure product quality, involving lab equipment maintenance, chromatography, and statistical analysis. It requires strong chemistry knowledge, software proficiency, and effective communication in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Performs accurate and timely analytical testing for a wide variety of product release evaluations.
• Facilitate and support the electronic generation of quality certificates and notifications (QA function).
• Operates a variety of analytical instrumentation including general routine maintenance.
• Utilizes Statistical Process Control for the monitoring and assessment of analytical instrumentation and methods.
• Communicates information related to product quality with shipping, operations, process chemists and QA.
• Quantitatively prepares analytical standards and solutions for use in calibration of laboratory and on-line analyzer equipment.
• Ability to work shift schedule.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of experience working in a quality assurance / quality control laboratory.
• 2 yr. Chemical Lab Technology certificate/degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong foundation of chemistry nomenclature and safe handling of chemicals.
• Solid working knowledge of analytical techniques including wet methods, chromatography, and various other methods.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in a team environment and interact with external resources.
• Great communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to varied customer situations and expectations.
• Maintains good housekeeping practices to ensure integrity of results and compliance with Environmental, Health, and Safety practices and policies.
• Computer software skills including spreadsheets, word processing and power point. Working knowledge of chromatography software and LIMS.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Knowledgeable in statistical methods of data evaluation.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair common analytical equipment issues
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 compliance.
• Familiarity with Agilent chromatography integration software – Open Lab.
• Familiarity with NWA (North Western Analytical Software).
• HAZMAT training - sample packaging experience.
• Chemical operations experience.