LabTemps is seeking an Analytical Trace Metals Scientist for a direct-hire opportunity with our client in central Washington State.  This role offers outstanding compensation, relocation assistance, and benefits. The company is a major leading supplier of high-purity, high-performance chemicals to all segments of the flat panel and semiconductor industries.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop plans and experiments to assess trace metals analytical methods and trace metals levels in complex matrices.
• Identify, develop, and execute continuous improvement strategies for trace metals analysis methods including identifying and executing replacement strategies for end-of-life or outdated analytical equipment qualifying new equipment and demonstrating performance improvements, assessing accuracy, repeatability, linearity of response, identifying bias offsets as needed.
• Support metals leads and analysts with technical expertise for troubleshooting, SPC investigations, 8D investigations, and escalations as needed.
• Mentor analysts to develop technical understanding of trace metals methods and support interpretation of data as needed.
• Perform hands-on laboratory experiments and/or coordinate with metals area lead(s) to work with metals analysts to accomplish project goals for the implementation of new or enhanced methods using well-established good lab practices.
• Prepare a weekly summary of specific activities, projects, and priorities including needs and risks for achievement of objectives to established standards and timelines.
• Draft, review, and submit new or revised metrology standard operating procedures, equipment maintenance procedures, response flow checklists, OCAPS, or other documents applying the company’s document control procedures as assigned.
• Support troubleshooting using Response-Flow-Checklists (RFCs) and Out of Control Action Plans (OCAPS) and support the development or documentation of RFCs and OCAPs, as assigned.
• Complete literature research to determine known or analogous analytical methods for target molecules and develop safe and plausible strategies for improvement of trace metals analytical measurements.
• Analyze data appropriately including generating graphical representations, applying mathematical concepts, modeling, and relevant statistical analysis using software tools such as MS Excel, JMP, Origin, ChemDraw, or other data analysis software.

• Minimum requirement associate of science with 5 years laboratory experience (or equivalent experience) in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related discipline such as biology or physics.  Master of Science and minimum 3 years laboratory experience preferred.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Prepare clear and concise written and oral summaries of planned and completed work in well structured, grammatically correct English.
• Job specific competencies for this position include the following:
  • Usage of Technical Expertise: acquiring and applying technical and functional knowledge in a technological area of specialty.
  • Data Gathering and Analysis: collecting, consolidating, and using relevant information; recognizing important information; tracing possible causes of problems, and searching for practical data/solutions.
  • Strong Written Communication skills.
  • Results Orientation.
  • Problem Solving.
• Uphold Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics policy with the understanding that each individual will be treated with the utmost courtesy and respect regardless of position or stature. Every employee has an affirmative duty to immediately raise harassment concerns to Company management.
• Work to continuously improve productivity, cost savings, safety, and morale to gain positive results in all areas.
• Demonstrate ability to work in a high throughput, fast-paced laboratory environment.
• Safety is always our number one priority. Demonstrate a strong commitment to safety and ongoing demonstration of good chemical hygiene practices.
• Demonstrate ability to read, understand apply information in Safety Data Sheets to ensure safe handling and use of chemicals and laboratory apparatus.
• Computer literacy including ability to use software to prepare and revise reports and documents, analyze and present data, and model chemical concepts. Experience with MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word, ChemDraw, JMP, PowerPoint, and Visio is desired but not required.
• Understand and apply chemical concepts, executing defined and documented methods in the laboratory with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrate sufficient math and chemistry skills to enable calculation of dilutions, molarity, averages, standard deviations, statistics, dilutions, and other relevant mathematical manipulations to support job tasks independently.
• Demonstrate familiarity with state-of-the-art trace metals analysis at low levels in complex mixtures for multiple analyzed metals.
• Flexibility with schedule to support 24/7 troubleshooting when required.
• Ability to identify correlations and causal factors in data streams from multiple sources.

Benefits include: PTO, Paid Holidays, Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, Life Insurance /AD&D/Dependent Life, Long Term Disability and Employee Assistance Program, Voluntary Benefits – Aflac Short Term Disability, Accident & Whole Life, Flexible Spending & Premium Only Plan (POP) – pre-tax insurance premiums and medical and childcare qualified expenses, Fitness Club Membership Program and more.