Chemist jobs in Aiken, SC

Apex Systems is looking for Chemists in the Augusta, GA area!

**For immediate consideration please send an updated copy of your resume to Megan at mmantlo@apexsystems.com with "Chemist Augusta, GA" in the subject line**

Title: Chemist

Rate: $19/hr-$20/hr

Location: Augusta, GA

Duration: Starting at 6 months

Shift: 1st or 3rd shift

Responsibilities:

• Inspects raw materials, finished goods, and work-in-process to ensure that product complies with manufacturing specifications, releases products to the warehouse and/or appropriate department.
• Works to analyze Patient Monitoring and Recovery services products and aid lab manager in developing protocols and analytical methods associated with their analysis.
• Documents inspections, test results, and raw data through the use of the laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• Investigates customer complaints and analyzes returned goods to determine cause(s) of failures, characterization of contaminations, reports findings regarding disposition, and assists in reducing manufacturing defects.
• Assist with and the development of analytical tests methods and associated validations.
• Performs analysis and assays via thorough understanding of laboratory standard operating procedures and instrumentation such as Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Flame Atomic Absorbance Spectroscopy, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, acid-base titrations, redox-titrations, Karl Fischer, and scales.
• Assist in any non-routine analytical work needed to solve plant quality problems.
• Aids in performing any non-routine quality control related tasks such as re-sampling, raw material testing, and performing analysis needed to validate methods and equipment.
• Assists in providing laboratory with an audit ready status as compared to global regulatory agencies as applicable.
• Works in a team environment to support internal and external customer requirements.
• Follow all ISO/EN/FDA, CMDR, GMP, OSHA, ANSI and MDD Quality System requirements as well as other plant policies and procedures.
• Working safely and protecting the environment are an essential part of an employees job performance and all employees are responsible for adhering to plant EHS policies/procedures, report hazardous conditions or risks follow department EHS rules, PPE requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), ISO 1348S regulations and Good Housekeeping procedures

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or closely related
• Familiarity with working in a chemistry lab ideally with HPLC, GC, and wet chemistry
• Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices, and Good documentation practices

**For immediate consideration please send an updated copy of your resume to Megan at mmantlo@apexsystems.com with "Chemist Augusta, GA" in the subject line**