Research Technician

A top oil & gas company in Richmond, CA, is seeking a Research Technician to join their team. The open position is for a Research Technician in the Metal & Contaminant Team (M&C), within Global Laboratory Services. The Metal and Contaminant team are responsible for metals and non-metals preparation and analyses of various organic and aqueous matrices, performing wet chemistry analysis and advanced element speciation analysis.

Various analytical instrumentation used: ICP AES; ICP-MS, and hyphenated techniques such as GC-ICP-MS &, LC-ICP-MS, LA-ICP-MS, titration, wet chemistry, elemental analysis by combustion, and XRF techniques.

• The open position requires a strong background in wet chemistry in addition to flexibility and versatility in working among the different labs within the M&C team.
• This is a high sample volume laboratory that requires fast turnaround time, the capability to set different test methods in aqueous and organic media
• The successful candidate will prepare samples and perform standard and non-standard analytical measurements on elemental analysis by combustion techniques, as well as wet chemistry analysis
• Reviewing large volumes of data and interpretation of quality control, applicants must have proper planning, organizing, and flexibility skills.
• Effectively communicate orally and in writing with supervisors, peers, facility support people, project customers, and suppliers; document all experiments, data, and analyses in laboratory notebooks and spreadsheets; write standard operating procedures, technical reports, peer review articles, and presentations.
• Exhibit all Chevron Values/Behaviors like integrity, trust, diversity, ingenuity, partnership, Protecting People and the Environment, and high performance. Having a passion for safety is essential.