Analyzer Technician

Our INVISTA Longview, TX facility, is seeking entrepreneurial, innovative leaders to join the team as an Analyzer Technician.

Our Team

The role of the analyzer technician is to install, develop, and maintain various pieces of analytical equipment and associated sample systems according to the manufacturer's specifications, with the use of precision testing and measurement equipment, to meet the site's needs and requirements as they pertain to this type of equipment.

What You Will Do



* Drives continued improvement through self-actualization and entrepreneurship.


* Self-directed to perform daily and weekly self-planned tasks, to maintain equipment reliability and availability.


* Work with each business unit to identify and develop equipment-preventative maintenance strategies that are tailored to meet the business unit's needs.


* Communicate with production personnel to stay informed of the Area's Analyzer equipment.


* Respond to after-hour calls as needed via the Analyzer Team Managed callout list.


* Train production on tasks they can perform themselves.


* Be knowledgeable in the use of SAP to write notifications, enter equipment history, order and receive parts, self-schedule repairs once parts are received and timing is correct, and locate and disburse parts from local stores' inventory.


* Is knowledgeable of concepts involving:



* Gas chromatography


* pH


* Conductivity


* Automatic titration equipment


* O2 measurement


* Various ambient air point detectors


* TDL applications


* Specific gravity measurements related to concentration calculations


* Dew point/moisture measurements


* Basic knowledge of instrumentation


* Sample system design and maintenance


* Environmental monitoring equipment for TCEQ and CEMS requirements


* The use of transformational technologies, i.e., electronic calibration databases, etc.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* 2+ years' experience in Analyzer work in a chemical plant or refinery setting


* Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) such as SAP and Lean Kit


* Basic knowledge of instrumentation


* This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

What Will Put You Ahead



* Associate degree in Instrumentation - Electronics, or Process Technology


* Relevant experience in Instrumentation and Analyzer work in a chemical plant or refinery setting


* Knowledgeable of concepts involving the latest analyzer technology

Physical Requirements



* Lifting requirements of 50 lbs.


* Climbing portable and vessel ladders, sometimes working at elevated heights


* 70% of work is performed in an outside petrochemical manufacturing environment

This role is subject to a pre-hire physical abilities test.

This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

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