Chemical Plant Quality Control Lab Tech - East Hanover, NJ - PEAK Technical Staffing USA

• Conducts chemical and physical laboratory tests of solid materials, liquids, and gases and analyzes test data.
• Primary Responsibilities:
• Operate performance testing equipment and analytical instrumentation as well as insuring proper maintenance, calibration, and repairs when needed.
• Perform detailed ASTM, SAE, and FTM testing of key characteristics for raw materials, intermediates, production batches, and R&D/Technical Service samples
• Aviation-specific performance testing, Viscometric testing, tribology testing, foam/emulsion testing, grease testing
• Characterization of ultra-clean requirements using Spectroscopic light scattering particle counters
• Quantitative gravimetric Millipore filtration analysis
• Wet chemical titration methods including Karl Fisher, total acid/base number
• Specific Gravity, Pour/Flash/Fire Point, Electrical properties
• Analytical analysis using ICP, HPLC, GC, and FTIR
• Perform routine control charting on critical tests and troubleshoot/communicate deviations or trends
• Operate Production laboratory to test inline packaged material and authorize line approvals to package manufactured product as well as provide support to Production for maintaining product quality and integrity
• Maintain accurate, well-organized, and defensible documentation of all results interface with software such as SAP
• Participate in both internal quality audits and external customer audits of the laboratory performance
• Perform PTHAs, JSAs, and support plant/department Safety and 5S initiatives

BS in Sciences or AS with lab experience preferred.