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Lab Technician at Covia

Posted in Other 30+ days ago.

Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas





Job Description:

Description

Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia's rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.



Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.



Covia is looking for a dynamic Laboratory Technician who will have a positive impact on the Industrial Minerals team at its Fort Smith, AR location. As the Technician for the Pilot Plant and Quality Laboratory, you will work with the Marketing team to support Innovation Projects with Pilot Plant execution and maintain the Quality Laboratory to support Operations at Fort Smith. You will manage the time allotment between the laboratories based on project workload requirements, generally 80% in the Pilot Plant and 20% with the Quality Laboratory.



The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:




  • Knowledgeable of fundamental mineral processing pilot-scale equipment

  • Able and willing to maintain lab equipment, laboratory facilities

  • Project scheduling and execution (organize and manage pilot plant activities in coordination with Application Managers' guidance)

  • Knowledgeable and capable in standard analytical procedures for industrial minerals

  • Capable of self-management and scheduling

  • Experienced in laboratory protocol and safe practices



The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:



  • 4 Year degree preferred and/or experience in the mineral sciences or chemistry

  • 5 years of experience required with degree

  • 10 years of experience required without a degree




Benefits:



  • Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental

  • 401K with company matching

  • Vacation + Paid Holidays

  • Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • STIP Incentive Plan



At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.


The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.



An Equal Opportunity Employer



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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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