Airgas Incorporated

Safety and Quality Specialist I

Airgas Incorporated • $90K — $100K *
Taylor, TX 76574In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Chemistry or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience with various analytical techniques like GC-MS and ICP-OES
  • Familiarity with Semiconductor Industry processes
  • Background in implementing Laboratory QA/QC systems
  • Knowledge of chemical analyses and laboratory procedures
  • Proficient with scientific software and Microsoft Office
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team
  • Self-motivated with good organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Generate monthly safety presentations using Air Liquide's template
  • Lead weekly near miss and safety champion meetings
  • Assign and plan Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and inspections
  • Report on SAS safety requirements and maintain records
  • Oversee investigations of safety and quality issues
  • Train new hires on lab safety protocols and evacuation procedures
  • Manage 17025 accreditation and associated SOPs
  • Analyze trends in safety and quality data, reporting to customers

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 14-week paid child birth benefits for parents
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Tuition assistance for continuing education
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
  • Immediate access to benefits on day 1
Full Job Description

Location:
Taylor, TX - Laboratory & analysis - Balazs

We are looking for you !

  • Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
  • Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
  • Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
  • Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
  • Early Access: Your benefits start day 1.


Responsibilities
  • Generate monthly safety meeting presentation from Air Liquide template
  • Own weekly near miss meeting and any safety champion calls/training
  • Plan and assign out JSAs, inspections and submarine drills.
  • Report SAS safety requirements
  • Manage safety near misses and action items to closure
  • Maintain accurate and up to date JHAs and PPE matrix
  • Investigate any safety issues and manage action items to closure
  • Perform ergonomic assessments
  • Train new employees on both quality and safety culture
  • Train new hires on overall lab safety, evacuation routes, and how to report safety issues.
  • Manage and sustain 17025 accreditation
  • Manage SOPs and any training associated with changes to the SOPs
  • Trend data to ensure lab is reporting quality data and report against KPIs quarterly to customer
  • Trend BECs, LCS, Instrument tuning parameters, QC samples, etc.
  • Maintain lab databases and data templates
  • Provide support to LIMS administrator on any needed LIMS updates/fixes
  • Manage quality near misses and action items to closure
  • Investigate any quality issues or environmental change points, e.g. new hood qualifications, moving the pc between labs, etc.
  • Act as subject matter expert for safety and quality for all active projects
  • Perform support and training on spaghetti diagrams
  • Present status of safety and quality KPIs weekly to customer
  • Implement and validate database updates and revisions
  • Implement and validate data template updates and revisions


Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications
  • BS in Chemistry or equivalent combination of experience and education
  • 5+ years experience with GC-MS, ICP-OES, GFAA, ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography, Auto-Titration, pH, Viscosity, Specific Gravity, and other Wet Methods sample analysis in a production environment preferred.
  • Experience in the Semiconductor Industry.
  • Experience with implementing, performing, and/or monitoring Laboratory QA/QC.
  • Must be knowledge of chemical analyses and processes.
  • Good computer skills required (scientific instrument software, Word, Excel)
  • Must be able to work in a team environment with good communication skills.
  • Must have initiative and be self-motivated.
  • Good organization skills.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in the semiconductor industry
  • Experience in the industrial gas industry


About Airgas Incorporated

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Airgas was founded in 1982, and acquired by Air Liquide in 2016. The company operates through two segments: Distribution and Production. The Distribution segment offers a wide range of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products, to customers in various industries, including manufacturing and health care. The Production segment offers nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gases for use in steelmaking, welding, and other industries.
Learn more about Airgas Incorporated
Size
18,000 employees
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Founded
1982
* Ladders Estimates

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