Lab Technician

Performs laboratory test to determine chemical and physical characteristics or composition of elastomeric materials for such purposes as quality control, process control, or product development by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities/Duties:
* Tests samples of manufactured products to verify conformity to specifications.
* Records test results on standardized forms and writes test reports describing procedures used.
* Prepares chemical solutions according to standard formulas for use in processing materials, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures.
* Adds chemicals or raw materials to product batches as directed by senior chemist to correct or establish formulation required to meet specification.
* Sets up laboratory equipment and instrumentation required for tests, research, or process control. Cleans and sterilizes laboratory equipment.
* Mixes experimental batches according to procedure and recipes provided.
* Tests and analyzes products to determine strength, stability, purity, and other characteristics.
* Prepares molded test samples for evaluation.
* Sets up, adjust, and operates laboratory equipment and instruments such as microscopes, agitators, viscometer, chemical balance scales, spectrophotometer, and other equipment.
* Other duties may be assigned.

Education and/or Experience
Associate's degree from a two-year college or technical school; Chemical Technician training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Familiarity with PC application software used for data manipulation and calculation.
Basic understanding of gage equipment and measuring equipment (snap gages, micrometers).

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical skills
Ability to calculate figure and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to use common sense understanding to carry our instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 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.

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; extreme cold; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Learn more at www.parker.com or @parkerhannifin.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

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