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.

Key responsibilities

1. Develop method for analysis of trace metals in anhydrous HCl by ICP-MS
2. Daily operation and maintenance of ICP-MS system including analyzing samples and performing quality assurance tasks
3. Perform calibrations and quality assurance tasks for gas chromatography systems used for trace gas impurities in anhydrous HCl
4. Maintain record logs of all quality assurance tasks for all anhydrous HCl analytical equipment
5. Assist with QA lab work as assigned:
6. Analysis of raw materials, intermediates and finished products
7. Analysis record keeping
8. Certificate of analysis generation
9. Special testing as requested
10. Maintaining lab supplies
11. Maintenance and calibration of lab instruments
12. Preparation and standardization of lab solutions
13. Maintain test methods
14. 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.

  

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