Job Description

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Job Title: Lab Technician

Location: Ames, IA 50010

Contract Length: 16+ Months

Hybrid Work

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Responsibilities: 

• Operates bench scale equipment and performs various laboratory activities such as blending, filtrations, reactions, distillations, and performs some analytical testing. Some equipment may operate at elevated temperatures and pressures.
• Contributes to the assembly, operations, and maintenance of experimental systems in the Ames Technology Center (ATC)
• Adherence to lab process safety and operational excellence (OE) programs
• Maintain a high degree of independence, responsibility, reliability, and accountability in conducting experiments. Work effectively under pressure of multiple deadlines.
• Handles hazardous materials such as flammable or corrosive liquids. PPE provided/required.
• Taking day-to-day work direction from Research Support Engineers
• Timely and accurate communication on progress of projects and experiments
• Conducts laboratory experiments, as directed, to support the development, improvement, and scale-up of manufacturing processes.
• Configures laboratory systems and equipment to facilitate experimentation
• Helps maintain a safe, organized and clean working environment in the laboratory
• Assisting in troubleshooting and improving laboratory equipment and processes

Required qualifications:

• AS. degree, A.A.S. degree, or other 2-year degree in renewable energy technology, process technology, process operations, industrial maintenance, HVAC, industrial technology, advanced manufacturing technology, or similar
• Minimum 2-4 years of relevant work experience
• Safe work history and strong safe work ethic (this is a safety sensitive position)
• Candidate must have the ability to follow processes and procedures implicitly
• Ability to lift 5-gallon containers (approximately 45 pounds)
• Candidate must be comfortable standing and working for long periods of time in a laboratory environment
• Candidate must have mechanical aptitude and experience using common hand tools such as a torque wrench
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and co-workers (oral and written)
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced work environment

• AS. degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, biosystems engineering, or related engineering discipline
• Direct experience with biofuels and/or renewable feedstocks such as fats & oils
• Familiar with process engineering fundamentals (example understanding process flow diagrams and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams)
• Experience with lab scale process instrumentation and equipment (example – pressure transmitters, thermocouples, small pumps, mixers, heat trace, process control, assembly of compression tube fittings)
• Experience with process control and automation software (example Rockwell Studio, Factory Talk View studio).
• Experience with assembly of glassware apparatus