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This role is located in Mapleton, IL.\nEssential Job Functions:\nComply with all corporate and plant policies, procedures, guidelines, and work instructions pertaining to safety; and attend all mandatory safety meetings and training sessions (includes wearing proper PPE)\nPerforms routine and non-routine laboratory tests in an accurate and timely manner and records results of analyses in the appropriate logbooks and systems\nEnsure GDP is used within Quality meeting ALCOA standards, data accuracy, data integrity, legible, contemporaneous (recorded at time of event), original, and identifiable\nConducts tasks in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedure, work instruction, etc.\nFills in gaps in the shift and wastewater schedule as needed including 12 hour shifts, overnight, and weekend\nProduct release including packaging, raw materials, finished products, and bulk shipments\nPerform calibrations and ISO 9001 checks (daily and monthly)\nPerform weekly ISO 9001 checks every Tuesday as needed\nIdentifies areas of improvement within the Quality department\nCreates batch numbers in SAP for the release of products for packaging and bulk shipments\nMaintains laboratory equipment and consumables (i.e. gas cylinders)\nPerform data review and verification\nUtilize and maintain proper housekeeping in your work area\nMaintains and calibrates analytical instrumentation and reagents according to written procedures and schedules as needed\nMakes, backfills, and restocks reagents and standards as needed\nSupports waste water testing as needed\nPerform other duties as assigned\nQualifications & Experience:\n3-5 years experience in a lab setting\nBachelors degree in Chemistry or other science discipline\nMedical First Responder certification (or ability to obtain within 1 year) preferred\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills\nReliable time-management skills and the experience to organize and coordinate multiple projects at once\nWet Chemistry, HPLC, GC, Auto-titrator, COD experience preferred\nHigh proficiency in Microsoft Office and other office productivity tools, with quickness to learn new software and systems\nArxada is an equal opportunity employer. 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