Chemistry Technician

Chemistry Lab Technician Englewood, Colorado

Pay Rate: $23-$25/hr
Type: Contract to Hire
Schedule-Schedule is 80 hours/2 weeks which is a 9/80 schedule, every other Friday off. Work times are within the window of 7 AM to 5:30 PM.

Responsibilities

• Batching samples for analytical analyses
  
• Perform manual wet-chemistry techniques such as alkalinity, pH, conductivity, TDS and TCLP extractions
  
• Perform multi-element acid digestions via hot block, hotplate and microwave procedures
  
• Perform gold and copper extractions using cyanide and weak acid solutions: cyanide soluble gold (AuCN), preg-robbing gold (AuPR), cyanide soluble copper (CuCN3), and acid soluble copper (CuAS) tests.
  
• Digesting, filtering, and pre-roasting samples for LECO analysis.
  
• Prepare carbon samples for fire assay.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Chemistry
  
• 0-2 years of experience. New graduates are encourage to apply
  
• Basic lab experience preferred, academic experience acceptable
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Maintain a clean work area
  
• Ability to work and balance the workload independently

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