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Quality Control Chemist Jobs in Mountain Pass, California, USA at MP Materials
Location: Mountain Pass
Company Overview:
MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is on a mission to restore the full rare earth supply chain to the United States of America. From electric cars to wind turbines and drones, rare earths are essential to the low-carbon, electrified technologies that power modern life. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people motivated to solve problems and affect change. Our values are grounded in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with an enduring commitment to our employees, community, and the environment.
In the coming years, MP Materials will grow from a core materials and chemical processing company into a large industrial manufacturer. Our employees will lead this exciting transformation and grow professionally with us.
Position Overview:
The Quality Control Chemist will be responsible for improving the accuracy, precision, applicability, and communication of analytical laboratory results to the various internal recipients. They will assist in the development and documentation of procedures, statistical analysis of results, analysis of samples, analysis of the root cause of errors, and the training of other staff in various QC techniques and data review.
The work schedule will be primarily day shift during the week, but it will at times require overlap with night and weekend shifts to allow in-person communication and collaboration with those shifts.
Position Responsibilities:
Establish and maintain the quality policies and procedures; supports improvements to data collection, reporting, and archiving.
Sustain in-depth understanding and development of all analytical laboratory procedures.
Ability to learn and use Access/LIMS/SQL databases as applied to analytical laboratory data.
Implement control charts to ensure process & instrument stability.
Investigate errors and report error propagation in analytical data.
Determine statistically valid upper and lower limits of quantification by procedure, by instrument.
Develop and implement a monthly analytical laboratory report card, to set baseline performance and measure improvements over time.
Create internal QC standards, obtain external QC standards, supports 3rd party testing.
Help create and improve lab documentation, such as log sheets and SOPs, along with training programs for lab analysts and technicians.
Flexible shifts and hours may be required based on operational or laboratory needs.
Maintain a “hands-on” spirit in the laboratory, emphasizing collaboration, work scope definition, individual & team ownership, and task execution.
Complete any other tasks as needed or as directed by management.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, or a related field.
5+ years’ experience as a chemist in an analytical laboratory, with direct involvement in quality control and quality assurance programs.
The understanding of normal analytical lab instrumentation including sample preparation, pipetting, titrations, pH, % solids, conductivity, general wet chemistry, ion chromatography, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, XRD, XRF, TOC determination, TCLP/STLC, LECO, DSC-TGA, surface area, particle & bulk density, atomic absorption spectroscopy.
High attention to detail.
Must have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
Possess working knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and/or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Desired Qualities:
Master’s degree in chemistry or advanced degree preferred.
Experience in environmental laboratory.
Able to provide constructive feedback in a professional manner.
Previous knowledge of Access or SQL databases.
Excellent written and verbal skills.
Proficient in computer skills including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases, statistical software, Outlook, SharePoint.
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Title: Quality Control Chemist
Company: MP Materials
Location: Mountain Pass, California, USA
Category: Quality Assurance – QA/QC
