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Job Title: ELS Analyst

Location: Austin, TX 78701 (Onsite)

Duration: 12 Months

Payrate : $18/hr on W2.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• This position will primarily perform preparatory and analytical methods within a defined laboratory section or discipline. This position utilizes knowledge and experience in own discipline but is still building higher-level
• knowledge and skills.
• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction from supervisor, manager, and/or more experienced colleagues.
• Performs analytical methods by conducting sample preparation and analysis for laboratory instrument/equipment within a laboratory section of discipline, which includes making observations,
• analyzing data (including any sample preparatory batch information), and interpreting results.
• Performs analytical calculations and documents results. Enters data in LIMS and maintains raw data records of analysis for review.
• Assists with troubleshooting of instrumentation, equipment, and analytical methodologies to ensure production goals are met. Assists with required maintenance and repairs as needed by communicating
• to more experienced staff and management the troubleshooting observations, and records all maintenance performed in LIMS.
• Assists with reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed or as assigned.
• Ensures complete compliance with all Environmental Laboratory Services (ELS) SOPs.
• Assists with Corrective or Preventive Action Investigations at the direction of the supervisor, senior staff, or Quality Manager.
• Performs required quality control procedures to document the validity and traceability of data generated.
• Maintains records of Demonstration of Capability (DOC), Method Detection Limit (MDL), Limit of Detection (LOD) studies, and all training and provides these records to the laboratory Quality Assurance
• Officer (QAO) and supervisor. Ensures all work is performed in compliance with the ELS Quality System
• Manual (QSM) approved methods, National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) requirements, state and federal regulations, and client-specific Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP).
• Complies with the Environmental Laboratory Services safety program, chemical hygiene plan, quality assurance program, pertinent standard operating procedures (SOPs), and applicable regulatory
• mandates, standards, policies, and codes of assigned duties.
• Completes all initial training and ongoing annual certifications before the deadline for assigned laboratory methodologies and ensures all training records are documented and submitted to the
• supervisor for review.
• Transport hazardous waste materials into designated waste storage containers as assigned.
• Monitors consumable inventory for assigned section(s) and places orders with vendor as needed or submits an internal order request.
• May perform all ELS Customer Service Representative I duties.
• This general overview only includes essential functions of the job and does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other job-related duties requested by supervisor or management.

Minimum Qualifications:

A High School Diploma or equivalent GED

Prior laboratory support/analytical experience or relevant college education

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of general work environment safety practices
• Knowledge of performing general data entry
• Skill in meeting deadlines
• Skill in monitoring inventory
• Skill in communicating effectively with team members and supervision
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Skill in communicating effectively with team members and supervision/management
• Skill in planning, scheduling, prioritizing, and coordinating work within assigned work area
• Skill in complying with ELS safety program, chemical hygiene plan, Quality System Manual, pertinent standard operating procedure (SOP's), and applicable regulatory mandate, standards, policies, and codes pertinent to assigned duties
• Basic skill level in office productivity applications (such as email, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.)
• Ability to operate in a Laboratory Information Management System for data entry and extraction.
• Ability to work safely with hazardous waste materials
• Ability to comply with laboratory safety and environmental policies, practices, and procedures
• Ability to learn sample extraction and analysis
• Ability to learn quantitative analytical chemistry
• Ability to understand and follow laboratory concepts, methodology, instrumentation, practices, and procedures
• Ability to learn operations of analytical instrument software
• Ability to work with electronics and mechanical devices
• Ability to remain alert and maintain safety awareness
• Ability to balance competing and high priority work demands
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Ability to stay focused and logical under tight time constraints

Nice To Have

• An associate s degree in chemistry, environmental science, biology, microbiology, etc.
• Some environmental lab experience