Chemical Lab Technician

Post Date

Dec 12, 2024

Location

Spring,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

77381
US
Nov 22, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Laboratory Technician

Req #

HOU-752128

Pay Rate

$22 - $28 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Chemical Lab Technician to sit onsite in Freeport, Tx for a Oil and Gas client at their Chemical Manufacturing plant. This person will be joining a team of 5 other individuals comprised of Lab Analysts and QA/ QC specialist. This role will be reporting directly to the Plants Technical Superintendent but the interview will be conducted by the Superintendent and the Quality Team Leader. Daily responsibilities for this role include chemical sample testing, reporting and recording Quality Control procedures and test results, maintaining inventory, preparing lab tests, and calibrate equipment on a regular basis. The Freeport plant is a Batch plant so this person will also be calculating and recommending batch adjustments to the Production team. Outside of their internal team this person will be communicating frequently with groups such as Logistics., Production and R&D occasionally. This role requires the operation of instrumentation such as densitometers, NMRs, ICPs, GCs, GPCs, FITRs and auto-titrator. This role works off a DuPont schedule which will require this position to be onsite either 4 days on and 3 days off or 3 days on and 4 days off and each shift will be 12 hours.

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Required Skills & Experience

Associate's Degree in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Biology
2+ years of experience as a Lab Technician
Experience working in a lab
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Experience with testing Polymers or Chemicals

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry
Master's Degree
Experience working in a quality control setting at a chemical manufacturing facility
Familiarity with the use, maintenance and troubleshooting of a variety of analytical equipment
Experience working with SAP
Batch Plant Experience
4+ years of experience working in a lab

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.