CH-Laboratory Technician 0-6 Mons

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Date: Oct 28, 2025

Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60629

Company: W. R. Grace & Co.

Hourly Wage:$39.36 
Other Compensation:  Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses  
Benefits: U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.

Job Description

Grace is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our Operations team!  This role reports to the Quality Manager and is at our Chicago 71st street manufacturing facility.

All employees at Grace have environmental, health and safety (EHS) roles and responsibilities and are accountable for achieving compliance with our EHS Policy. The QC Technician will be required to work a rotating shift schedule, and work overtime and holidays as production demands dictate. Employee must successfully complete all applicable assessments and plant training requirements.  The QC Technician is accountable to ensure effective product quality assurance and control.  This position also occasionally performs equipment maintenance on analytical instruments. 

The successful candidate will have good analytical chemistry and math skills and some mechanical aptitude for instrument repair.

Responsibilities

  • Takes leadership role in the assurance of safe laboratory operations.
  • Participates in all Customer, Quality, PSM or EHSS audits.
  • Meets established laboratory goals, performance and accountability expectations..
  • Collaborates in training QC technicians to ensure they work in a safe and competent manner.
  • Ensures the safe preparation and delivery of chemical materials and customer samples.
  • Prepares work assignments to provide an orderly flow of data, keeping sample backlogs and turnaround times to a minimum.
  • Resolves quality issues including instrument reliability, accuracy, precision, turnaround time, capability and value.
  • Works with the Quality Manager to develop new or improved analytical methods or new methodologies. 
  • Assists users of analytical data (Management, technicians and production) with the interpretation of the analytical results.
  • Participates in inter and intra laboratory correlation studies to validate both the precision and accuracy of the analytical data generated.
  • Understand and apply applicable regulatory requirements and standards to the plant quality system.

Physical Requirements and Environment

  • Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a laboratory environment with highly hazardous materials
  • Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator

Required Qualifications

  • B.S. degree, preferably in Biology, Chemistry or Engineering discipline
  • 2 years’ experience in a regulated industry in the capacity of Manufacturing, Quality, or Engineering
  • Strong interpersonal relations / communications skills
  • Effective problem solving and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with ICP-OES

Experience in ISO 9001

Benefits

Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.


Nearest Major Market: Chicago