What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Technician position at Alcoa?
About the location
Alcoa's U.S. portfolio includes Alcoa's corporate headquarters (ACC), Alcoa's Technology Center (ATC), four smelters, hydroelectric power and a calcined coke plant. Alcoa "Warrick" based in Newburgh, Indiana just outside of Evansville, IN has been present in the lives of many families in our community for over 60 years. We've grown and we've matured together. Now we are looking for our next generation of leaders to guide us into the future.You can be one of them! Join us and get ready to experience endless opportunities!
About the job
About You:
Perform Analysis and sampling duties for control purposes using established procedures.
- Prepare and analyze samples representing various selected production processes and Environmental monitoring sites for process control and regulatory purposes.
- Prepare and standardize designated solutions for use in the laboratory and the plant.
- Obtain and report data to meet environmental standards necessary to comply with regulatory standards.
- Obtain and report data necessary to aid in in-plant processes regulation.
- Inspect, calibrate, and operate all laboratory instrumentation and equipment.
- Maintain calibration records and update ISO documentation for the controlled instrumentation.
- Maintain instrumentation calibration standards.
- Update daily data entry spreadsheets and databases.
- Create corrective actions and participate in Root cause analysis when necessary.
- Maintain QA/QC records for regulatory purposes.
- Inspect, calibrate, and operate SO2 monitoring equipment.
- Investigate, create, and update analytical procedures as directed by supervisor.
- Perform calculations, maintain records, and prepare reports.
- Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies.
- Grind and press bath samples.
- Sample collection of environmental and process control samples and maintain the sample sites.
- Keep instrumentation in operating order by activities such as: Cleaning, replacing light bulbs and batteries, and minor components.
Job Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in chemistry or biology.
Materials Used, Processed, and Handled:
- Organic and inorganic chemicals including poisons, acids, reagents, standard solvents, resins, compressed gasses, filtering media, hazardous wastes, and solid/liquid/gaseous samples collected at various sites including process samples and environmental waste stream and emission samples.
Tools and Equipment Used:
- X-Ray Diffraction PANalytical CubiX3 PRO
- Haskris Chiller
- Herzog Grinder
- Herzog Sample Press
- Leco Oxygen Analyzer
- GBC 906 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
- Varian ICP
- Astoria-Pacific Alpkem Fluoride Analyzer
- Hach Bench top Spectrophotometers
- HACH DR 2010 portable Spectrophotometer
- HACH 9000 In-Field Spectrophotometer
- HACH Digesdahl Digestion Units
- Laboratory ovens
- Cannon Kinematic Viscosity Bath
- Ranin Digital Pipettes
- ISCO automatic sample collection equipment
- HACH 2100 Turbidity Meter
- Orion pH meters with temperature compensation
- PSI 5100 BOD and CBOD analyzer
- CN-Distillation stills
- Karl Fisher % moisture analyzer
- Waters HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatograph)
- Waters (SEP?) module
- Waters detector
- Hewlett Packard 5890 Gas Chromatograph
- Varian (Bio-Rad) FTIR Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrophotometer
- Centrifuge
- Waters Filtering Apparatus
- Mettler Electronic Balances
- Datalogger (from Ensafe) for in-field analysis of ground water sampling
- TECO So2 analyzer
- ESC 8800 Data Loggers
- TECO Model 143 So2 Calibrator
- Teledyne Hastings Flow Meter
- meteorological equipment to measure wind direction, wind speed, barometric pressure, temperature, rainfall, and humidity.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
