About this role
MOVING YOUR WORLD by focusing on your success: FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow. We stand behind our core values: trust, creating value, respect, reliability, and integrity. Ours is a culture that fosters creativity and empowerment, values work/life balance, and gives you the freedom to excel. At FUCHS we aim to nurture your capabilities, ideas and career.
Salary: The compensation range for this position is $24-$25 an hour, but actual salary will vary depending upon a new hire’s experience and qualifications as well as internal equity.
This position is for 1st shift with the hours of 7 am - 3:30 pm.
Your Responsibilities
- The Technical Service Technician reports to the Technical Service Group Leader and is responsible for the physical testing of routine samples, recording of accurate test results, and performing daily instrument calibrations.
- The successful candidate will: Use established methods to perform routine analyses on in-use customer submitted samples Maintain acceptable turnaround times (as established by the Technical Service Director) for routine analyses Perform testing on other samples as appropriate Maintain equipment and properly standardizes/calibrates instrumentation Record test data proficiently and accurately Prepare laboratory reagents Assist with weekly inventory of supplies Participate in general housekeeping including routine cleaning and maintenance, and performs other duties as requested by management Qualifications we are looking for: Required 1-3 years of industrial laboratory experience The ideal applicant will be comfortable working as part of a team Basic knowledge of wet chemistry The ideal applicant will work well in a fast-paced environment and will be able to handle stressful situations in a constructive manner Excellent verbal and good written communication skills Desirable A four-year degree in a science field; Chemistry is preferred, but Biology, Physics, etc. will also be considered.
Associates degree with relevant experience is also welcomed Experience with XRF, FTIR, viscosity, titrations (manual and/or automatic), Karl Fischer, flash point measurements Microsoft applications experience (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook) LIMS computer system experience preferred A mechanical aptitude These are your benefits: FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow as professionals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and challenge your abilities in the global marketplace.
The position also offers an excellent compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits. Detailed benefit information can be found at this link: https://fuchs.com/us/en/benefits . Fuchs Lubricants Co. is an equal employment opportunity (EEO)/AA employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace (m/f/d/v).