Chemical Technicians

Tasks Include:

• Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.
• Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.
• Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.
• Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.
• Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.
• Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.
• Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.
• Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.
• Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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