Senior Laboratory Technician

Calgon Carbon | A Kuraray Company currently has an opportunity where you can be a part of our growing team as we provide our customers with outstanding products that make the air we breathe and the water we use safe for generations to come.  

Position: Senior Laboratory Technician
Location: Headquarters – Moon Township, PA

Excellent Benefits: Medical, dental, prescription & vision, HSA & retirement savings (401k) – Generous Company Match!
Perks: Incentives/bonus plans, competitive pay, dress for your day, hybrid schedules, paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks), tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, fun events, learning & development opportunities

Hours of work: Full-time position with hours generally Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Evening and extended work hours may be required occasionally as job duties demand.

Travel: up to 5% (air and/or automobile)
 

The Senior Laboratory Technician supports new product development under the direction of a technical supervisor. With minimal guidance and supervision, performs a variety of experiments and operates laboratory equipment and instruments. The incumbent will be responsible for strict adherence to company safety policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Conducts laboratory experiments and testing procedures under the direction of a technical supervisor. Accurately documents work and findings in lab notebooks.
• Responsible for the installation and operation of laboratory scale equipment used to develop new and improved activated carbons for laboratory and field use. 

Qualifications

• Associate degree (A.A.), or equivalent from two-year college or technical school. (Chemistry or chemical engineering concentration OR equivalent experience)
• 0-2 years: Experience in operating lab instruments and equipment
• 0-2 years: Hands-on mechanical aptitude
• 0-2 years: Industrial R&D experience working in a lab
• Experience with activated carbon is preferred 

More about Calgon Carbon, A Kuraray Company

We are a company of scientific innovators with over 205 patents. For over 75 years, we’ve been innovating solutions to the world’s emerging challenges. Since creating the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, Calgon Carbon has been a pioneer in developing advanced products, systems and services for air and water purification. Calgon Carbon’s product portfolio now encompasses more than 700 direct market applications.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,350 people and operates 20 manufacturing, reactivation, innovation and equipment fabrication facilities in the U.S., Asia, and in Europe, where Calgon Carbon is known as Chemviron.

Calgon Carbon was acquired by Kuraray in March of 2018. With complementary products and services, the combined organization will continue to focus on providing the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon and filtration media products, equipment, and services to meet customer needs anywhere in the world.

Calgon Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veteran