Laboratory Technician

Overview:

A JAB Recruitment client is seeking for a 3-month temp Laboratory Technician in Freeport, Texas.

Please note:

Rotational Schedule: 7-Days On / 7-Days Off |7-Nights On /7-Nights Off

Shift Hours: Day: 5am -5pm / Night: 5pm - 5am

TWIC is Required

PAYRATE: $45/hr. - $55/hr. - Based on Experience

Job summary:

Contribute positively and assist in the development of the organization, which embraces a commitment for safety and environmental best practice, continuous improvement, and teamwork. Obtain frequent samples and analyze all incoming and outgoing LNG/Natural Gas at Stratton Ridge, Docks, Pre-Treatment, Liquification, Underground Storage, and Storage & Trucking facilities. Reports the results to the Process Engineer/Gas Controller. In addition to natural gas analysis, the lab technician will also sample and analyze rain water and process water contained in the process area and will report these results to the Regulatory Group. Operates and maintains all instruments required to run these analyses. In addition to routine analysis, this position will coordinate with Operations and Maintenance, for non-routine analysis for troubleshooting and/or safety purposes.

Main duties & responsibilities:

- Responsible for all laboratory analyses, sampling, record keeping, and reporting

- Operate and maintain online and laboratory gas chromatographs and other various meters

- Analyze LNG received, various in process samples, and outgoing products for inventory management and compliance with specifications

- Obtain hydrocarbon and/or water samples

- Maintain product samples as required by customer agreements

- Coordinate any required third-party laboratory services

- Maintain detailed laboratory records by hardcopy, LIMS, and Content Server

- Participate in audits required for ISO certification and Regulatory Agencies

- Monitor and maintain laboratory consumables, including bottle gas inventory for laboratory and online analyzers

- Work with surveyors/inspectors for product ships

- Write and/or review laboratory procedures

- Maintain and provide accurate analyses required by facility LTAs and governmental regulations

- Coordinate Laboratory waste pick up

- Analyze Dew Point Readings in the field for troubleshooting purposes

- Comply with all facility safety, environmental, and health requirements

- Complete facility specific training and duties as assigned by site supervision

- Attend routine Safety meetings and updates

- Assert and follow all Life Saving Rules

- Perform other duties as assigned and deemed necessary by facility supervision

- Must have the ability to drive a motor vehicle in order to perform the duties required at all locations

- Must be able to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule, work scheduled and unscheduled overtime

- Ability to obtain and maintain work authorization/security clearance through a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC)

Key Relationships within and outside the Company

Internal: Production Planning Manager's direct reporting relationship; Operations Shift Supervisor/Operators close liaison with regard to product sampling; Regulatory Compliance Officer close liaison with regard to sampling, record keeping and compliance reporting; IT Specialists' close liaison regarding laboratory software integration with other IT applications; HSE Specialist close liaison with regard to HSE Policies, training, etc.; Process Engineer/Gas Controller close liaison with regard to product analysis and results.

External: Outside laboratories, Contractors/Equipment vendors

HSE Roles and Responsibilities

Support the policies, efforts, and programs of LNG Health, Safety and Environmental Management System. Actively participate in the HSE Management System Policies. Ensure that HSE concerns are given priority in all activities completed within their area of responsibility. Implement routine inspections to ensure safe operating conditions.

Working Conditions and Physical Expectations

- May be required to wear respiratory protective equipment.

- Must be able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.

- Operates in an industrial plant environment.

- Exposure to indoor and outdoor weather conditions.

- Not necessarily protected from weather and temperature changes. Possible exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid or windy weather conditions.

- Exposure to moving mechanical parts and electrical circuits.

- Exposure to constant, or intermittent sounds of a pitch level sufficient to cause marked distraction.

- Ability to obtain and maintain work authorization/security clearance through a Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

- Routinely uses standard office and field communications equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers w/scanner and fax, and radios.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the shift. The employee must be able to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

- Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required.

- Ability to move throughout all areas of the facility.

- Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.

- The incumbent is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

- Physically able to walk, stand, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb, balance, crouch, handle and move items weighing up to 50 lbs. without assistance.

- Visual acuity corrected to perform job functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

- While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent will be required to talk and hear.

- May be required to enter confined spaces.

- May be required to work at elevated heights.