QC Chemist

Country United States / US State CO City GRAND JUNCTION
Area
USA

Workplace location GRANDJUNCTION-CRAYVALLEY PLANT(CO-USA) Employer company TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. Domain Operations Type of contract Regular position Experience Not applicable


Context & Environment

About Cray Valley

TotalEnergies' Cray Valley affiliate is a global supplier of specialty chemical additives, hydrocarbon specialty chemicals, and liquid or solid tackifying resins used to make adhesives, rubbers, polymers, coatings and other materials. As a pioneer in the development of these advanced technologies, Cray Valley has already brought hundreds of performance-enhancing products to market for demanding applications in a range of sectors.


The QC Chemist is responsible for maintaining the Quality Control Laboratory at the Grand Junction Plant and ensuring products meet customer quality requirements through comprehensive quality control activities for three operating units and tolled materials, including raw material, in-process, and final product testing, review and validation of approximately 200 analytical procedures and methods, and regular monitoring, trending, and reporting of QC data to support product quality and continuous improvement.

Activities
• Perform daily control sampling to ensure instrument accuracy
• Perform typical preventative maintenance on analytical instruments
• Test incoming in-process and final products against different specifications
• Troubleshoot instruments and methods
• Provide laboratory testing support for process trials, NCR/CCAR investigation and special projects
• Order laboratory supplies and maintain inventory
• Schedule and coordinate vendor instrument services
• Develop, maintain and document analytical methods
• Monitor trends in production QC data and proactively notify management of abnormalities or changes against historical norms
• Maintain laboratory schedule to ensure QC chemist coverage
• Ensure data is available to not delay shipping paperwork
• Laboratory requirements
• Works with hazardous products and laboratory chemicals (flammable, corrosive, reactive)
• Work closely with Production
• Interact with TCV Tolling department
• Expected to work independently with little supervision

Candidate Profile

Qualifications/Experience:
• Bachelor Degree in Science or
• College Course Work in science with laboratory experience
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Laboratory experience preferred