Chemist

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Chemist

Location: Hahnville, LA

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is seeking a Chemist to join our team located in Hahnville, LA. The Chemist will assist the Plant Manager, Laboratory, Sales, and Customers with analytical and technical support. The chemist will primarily be responsible for testing acetylene cylinders on a GC with automation. The chemist will develop methods, perform maintenance, and coordinate the production process based on the quality of the cylinder testing. The chemist will submit certificates of analysis for each cylinder tested, document GC trends, and coordinate reliability trends with departments across business units.

What we offer you!

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, vision and more)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
• Employee discount programs
• Career growth opportunities

Responsibilities

• Ability to perform required analyses on all gases and mixtures.
• Performs routine maintenance or troubleshooting on analytical instruments and sample panels.
• Keep up to date on new methods and new instrumentation related to all analyses.
• Assist in developing new products.
• Develop Management of Change (MOC) documents.
• Develop, improve, and write analytical methods for existing, and new mixtures or pure gases.
• Assist in development of analytical specifications and product technical literature.
• Provide technical support internally and externally.
• Recommend new procedures and new equipment.
• Provide technical training to plant personnel.
• Establish and manage internal stability and Proficiency testing Program.
• Observe all company policies, safety, and standard operating procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned by the plant manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related field required
• Minimum of five years' experience in an analytical laboratory
• Experience in G.C., GC/MS., FTIR, and other common methods of gas analysis is required
• Ability to plan, schedule, and carry out laboratory assignments independently
• Enthusiastic, positive attitude at all times, meticulous attention to all details of the position, quick response; fast; gets results with speed, able to work well with others.
• Communicates, listens to others Communication, processes information accurately, displays commitment, seeks improvement, work efficiently, work competently, takes action, achieve results

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including the production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

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For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.