Lab/Field Technician - Intertek USA Inc

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 43,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to power ahead safely.

Laboratory Technician - Core Analysis

Intertek is searching for a Laboratory Technician to join our Exploration and Productionteam at our office in Midland, Tx. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in the Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification business!

What you'll do:•

• To receive, examine, and record through a log-in process, inbound items for testing.
• To deliver test samples to the sample staging area.
• To monitor the availability of the supplies needed for the testing processes, and to make any needs for such supplies known to Laboratory Management.
• To prepare samples and quality control specimens, to prepare and standardize reagents and solutions, and to calibrate equipment needed for the testing processes.
• To perform testing of samples and quality control specimens using specified methodology.
• Field retrieval of cored materials, core handling-plugging-slabbing-description, fluid saturation determination, measurements of petrophysical properties such as porosity-permeability-grain density.
• Field retrieval of fluid samples (gas, oil, water)
• To verify and communicate the results obtained, and to make the appropriate entries into instrument logs, control charts, calibration records, laboratory worksheets, and any other media, whether print or electronic, required to ensure the validity and traceability of the information.
• To maintain documentation, equipment, and work areas in a neat and orderly condition.
• To assist in the training of less experience employees.
• To carry out the above responsibilities, and all others which may be assigned, in a manner demonstrating support for and adherence to the Company's Safety Policy and Procedures, Quality Policy and Procedures, Ethics Policy, Environmental Management System, Vision and strategy, and to exercise good judgment, commons sense, and diplomacy in so doing.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

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• A RCAL Laboratory Technician should have a High School diploma (or GED) with course work in science and mathematics. College level geosciences courses encouraged.
• Although an entry level position, any prior laboratory experiences in core analysis a solid plus.
• Must have a grasp of basic mathematics, must be trainable in the practical aspects of the job.
• The Technician must be physically able to do the work required; some heavy lifting, potential for field work at drilling rig locations onshore and offshore-foreign and domestic operations.
• Must perform work safely while handling coring equipment, crude oils, gases, acids and other oil field chemicals.
• Possessing a mechanical aptitude a solid plus.
• Expected to be able to use Excel and Word to record and process lab data.
• The Laboratory Technician should have a positive attitude, a high tolerance for job pressure and occasional long hours.
• The ability for working and communicating with persons of diverse personalities and backgrounds.

Why work at Intertek?

Intertek is a world leader in the $250 billion Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. Learn more about Our History and What We Do .

What we have to offer:
When Working with Intertek , you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement and more.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, all hires are required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Intertek believes that Our People are our strongest tool for success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status or on the basis of disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email hr.eeo@intertek.com or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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CA-CL1Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.