Process Specialist

Responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities

• Comply with all EHS, Quality, Chemical Hygiene, and Radiation Safety procedures.
• Work within a small laboratory team to safely execute chemical production processes including daily use of strong acids, bases, and radioactive materials.
• Perform all required lab safety and radiation safety protocols including radiation exposure control, decontamination, and emergency response in the lab.
• Perform chemical calculations and prepare solutions including conversion of uranium oxide per technical procedures and drawings.
• Support other manufacturing processes including heat treatment, electrical testing, and quality control testing per technical procedures and drawings.
• Work with production planner and manager to meet manufacturing priorities.
• Support failure analysis, troubleshooting, and scrap reduction through process improvement projects.
• Purchase chemicals, lab equipment, and consumables.
• Inventory control and reporting for laboratory materials.
• Proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM field from an accredited university or college required with at least 2 years of laboratory chemistry courses.

Desired Characteristics

• Safety Mindset
• Compliance driven attitude for EHS, Radiation Safety, and Quality
• Strong interest in working around sealed and unsealed radioisotopes
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Proven analytical and organizational ability

Desired Skills

• SAP Business System knowledge
• Familiarity or proficiency with nuclear counting equipment
• Contamination control and decontamination procedures
• Uranium electroplating
• Preparation of electrolyte and acid solutions
• Glovebox use

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.