Analytical Instrumentation Specialist

THE OPPORTUNITY 

Primient customers trust us to provide high quality ingredients for their manufacturing processes. Our Plant Quality team leads on key strategic and process initiatives to strengthen our standards even further and ensure we maintain key accreditations. 

The Analytical Instrument Specialist will play a pivotal role in maintaining and servicing scientific analytical instrumentation within the CQC laboratory. This position will serve as the primary point of contact for Plant QA/QC laboratories, addressing requests for instrumentation support, special sample analyses, and troubleshooting issues.

Key responsibilities: Analytical Instrument Specialist 

• Service and maintain a variety of scientific instrumentation, including but not limited to High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Rotational Viscometer Apparatus (RVA), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Gas Chromatography (GC), and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR).
• Conduct calibration and repair of analytical instrumentation to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and harmonization of laboratory equipment across multiple sites.
• Evaluate and recommend laboratory software solutions to streamline operations.
• Consult on the selection and evaluation of new laboratory instrumentation.
• Provide comprehensive support to Plant QA/QC laboratories, including assistance with instrumentation, management of special projects, validation of new equipment, and identification of contaminants.
• Serve as a backup Quality Control (QC) analyst for routine testing procedures in the CQC laboratory.