Chemical Hazard Technician

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Job description

Chemical Hazard Technician needed for a contract opportunity with Yoh's client located in Newark DE..

The Big Picture Top Skills Should You Possess:

• Understanding the physical and chemical properties of various substances, including their potential health and safety hazards, is fundamental.
• Ability to use various analytical tools and techniques to test and analyze chemical substances, including understanding laboratory procedures and instrumentation.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lab and pilot scale operation of high hazard chemical processes at the 100 mL to 200 gal scale, including polymerizations, batch and continuous reactions, distillations.
• Handling and manipulation of chemicals: Compressed gas cylinders, 55 gal drums, half ton cylinders, tube trailers.
• Management and safe execution of lab work of wet chemistry experiments using corrosive, toxic, and flammable chemicals.
• Monitor and adjust chemical processes using automated control systems to successfully complete batch and continuous chemical synthesis.
• Documenting and auditing specific operating, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Troubleshoot reaction, mechanical process, controls, or laboratory issues.

What You Need to Bring to the Table:

• Seeking candidates with chemistry or chemical hazard and not with medical / biological hazard experience,
• Have laboratory operations and routine laboratory experience
• Understand how to handle tasks in support of scientific research at varying scales and levels of complexity.

Schedule

• The technician position will be shift work with either of the following schedules:
  - Twelve hour rotating shift available in a chemical process area that operates 24/4.
• This position you will have all holidays off.

Recruiter: Claudia Holley

Estimated Max Rate: $27.50

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

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