Laboratory Technician Chemist - Austin Industrial (Taylor, TX)
Austin Industries
**Description**
**Water Lab Technician**
**Specific Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Must have knowledge and experience in using a wide array of analytical instruments and methods with high emphasis on water analysis
+ Must be familiar with ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography, XRD, XRF, EDS, SEM, Particle size/count analysis, bacterial analysis, GCMS and FTIR (Emphasis on ICP-MS and Ion Chromatography)
+ Knowledge of a wide array of sampling methods, bench water analysis instruments and methods such as titration, colorimeter, pH & Conductivity meters, ORP meters, HACH test kits, bacteria analysis such as dip slides and BART methods
+ Strong troubleshooting background in the field of investigating water analysis, chemical treatment
+ Knowledge of ISO 17025 Standards
+ Other duties as assigned.
**Qualifications:**
+ Experience – 8+ years of experience.
+ Critical thinking; predictive and preventative maintenance, finding root cause of failure.
+ Work positively with maintenance and operations teams to troubleshoot and solve problems.
**Requirements** **:**
+ High school diploma or equivalent required.
+ Valid DL
+ Meet physical demands as listed above
+ Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed by the assigned location
+ Familiarity with enterprise CMMS (Computer‑Aided Maintenance Management System) software and Confluence is required for daily task management, issue tracking, and collaboration.
+ Candidates must be comfortable and proficient in the full suite of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.) and able to learn new office applications quickly.
+ The role involves extensive use of computers for data entry, documentation, analysis, and internal communication.
+ Applicants must be legally able to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visa for this position.
**Benefits & Compensation**
We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .
**Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.**
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**About Austin Industrial**
Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.austin-ind.com/what-we-do/industrial .
**No Third-Party Inquiries Please**
This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners become the property of the Company.
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