Tank Line Chemistry Technician - QC & Lab Specialist

Boeing Future of Flight; Auburn (WA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

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401K

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions has an opening in Auburn, WA for a Tank Line Chemistry Technician on a contract assignment with Boeing care. You will perform routine chemical testing, sampling, and maintenance of tank lines, storage tanks, and lab instrumentation to ensure fluids meet specifications.

The role requires associates degree and 3+ years in chemical handling or lab support, with strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and typically 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically 1-3 years experience in chemical handling, coatings/fluids operations, industrial chemistry, paint/tank line operations, or laboratory support roles.
• Basic laboratory skills and familiarity with safe handling of chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Collect representative samples from tank lines, storage tanks, mixing vessels, and process points per established sampling plans and safety procedures.
• Perform routine chemical and physical tests in the lab/field: specific gravity, viscosity, solids content, pH, %volatiles, flash point, density, conductivity, FTIR swabs, titrations, refractometry, and basic wet-chemistry procedures.
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain tank line equipment and lab instruments: viscometer, density meter, pH meters, scales, pipettes, FTIR/IR spectrometer.
• Monitor tank levels, inventory, and batching operations; document receipts, transfers, and disposals through LIMS/ERP/Inventory systems.
• Prepare and mix small-batch formulations and dilutions per recipes and work instructions; support production batching under supervision.
• Maintain sample chain-of-custody and accurate test records; enter test data into LIMS/PLM and generate routine QC reports.
• Support corrective actions for off-spec materials: quarantine, rework/dilution, blending, or disposal per procedures and regulatory guidelines.
• Perform preventative maintenance on tank line components and report larger maintenance/repair needs.

Skills

Laboratory skills

Data entry

Safety handling chemicals

Sampling

Attention to detail

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Viscometer

pH meter

Density meter

Refractometer

LIMS/Excel

Job description

Tundra Technical Solutions has an opening in Auburn, WA for a Tank Line Chemistry Technician on a contract assignment with Boeing care. You will perform routine chemical testing, sampling, and maintenance of tank lines, storage tanks, and lab instrumentation to ensure fluids meet specifications.

The role requires associates degree and 3+ years in chemical handling or lab support, with strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.