QC Chemist

ChampionX; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

ChampionX is seeking a motivated QC Chemist to join our team on a permanent basis, based in Aberdeen. This is your opportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

What's in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment.

What You Will Do:

• Quality control test of all raw materials, finished products, and returns.
• Effectively communicate any failures and any causes of production order delays due to QC failure.
• Investigate any deviation, including reporting and corrective action implementation.
• Organisation of storage and disposal of retained QC samples and QC lab waste according to procedures and risk assessments.
• Manage QC files and databases, keeping them up to date and in a user-friendly order.
• Analyse and monitor all interceptor waste dispatches, both for disposal and in the operation of the ChampionX effluent waste plant.
• Manage and maintain the register of non-conforming materials, taking advantage of appropriate opportunities for rework. Consult as necessary with the Quality, Sales, Plant and Technical departments to make best economic use of non-conforming material.
• Continuously review QC specifications of supplied material and outgoing finished products.
• File all incoming Certificates of Analysis/Conformity from suppliers and maintain the filing system for outgoing products.
• Log and investigate QC service requests to aid in problem solving.
• Housekeeping according to the 5S system.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Chemistry, forensic or other relevant science degree, or equivalent laboratory experience.

Physical Demands:

• This role requires working in the QC lab. The successful candidate will be working a shift pattern, including Saturdays and Sundays.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with SAP.

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.