Lab Technician Days - Niagara Falls, NY

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

Niagara Falls, NY location produces organic salts, including propionates and acetates, serving Pharmaceutical, Food, Feed and Technical Industries.  With this long-standing and fully automated manufacturing site, Kerry offers world class quality products to a global market.  Our products fill vital needs in a broad range of applications that are essential to everyday life including food preservation, antibiotic formulation, dialysis treatment, energy production and more.

 

400 47th St., Niagara Falls, NY  14304

 

Pay:  $22.36

Day shift/ some weekends required/some holidays required.

 

The starting wage for this role is $22.36 per hour.  This position may also be eligible for a shift differential and/or overtime.   In addition to your pay, Kerry offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and retirement contribution (all benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements). 

Key responsibilities

What you'll do:

Develop method for analysis of trace metals in anhydrous HCl by ICP-MS

Daily operation and maintenance of ICP-MS system including analyzing samples and performing quality assurance tasks

Perform calibrations and quality assurance tasks for gas chromatography systems used for trace gas impurities in anhydrous HCl

 

Key responsibilities

1. Maintain record logs of all quality assurance tasks for all anhydrous HCl analytical equipment
2. Assist with QA lab work as assigned:

• Analysis of raw materials, intermediates and finished products
• Analysis record keeping
• Certificate of analysis generation
• Special testing as requested
• Maintaining lab supplies
• Maintenance and calibration of lab instruments
• Preparation and standardization of lab solutions
• Maintain test methods
• Inspection of raw materials Certificates of analysis

Qualifications and skills

There are a few requirements you will need to be safe and successful in this job.

 

• There are a few requirements you will need to be safe and successful in this job.

   

  Education:  A.A.S. science degree, or equivalent

  Required Knowledge: Basic understanding of chemistry and analytical methods

  Experience Needed: Prior laboratory experience

  Skills and Abilities: Analytical, decisive, multi-tasked, and goal oriented individual is required with the ability to manage time and resources