Analytical Chemist - Swing Shift
Laurelcrest · McMinnville, OR · 1 mo ago
On-siteAnalystFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings where content exists. Use for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove "Join Us!" and "If you enjoy..." maybe that's part of overview? It's not a section heading; we can keep as prose maybe under Overview? But we need to preserve substantive info. The posting includes Overview paragraph, What You'll Do (responsibilities), What You Bring (requirements/qualifications/skills), Why Laurelcrest? (benefits, pay, schedule, culture). Also includes "Opportunity to expand experience..." maybe part of benefits or culture.
We need to decide sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (What You'll Do), Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe degree etc), Skills (specific skills), Benefits (benefits list), Pay (competitive pay), Schedule (Monday-Friday schedule). We must only include sections if there is real specific content. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". We have competitive pay mentioned, so Pay section can be included with that phrase. Benefits: list includes 401(k) with matching, medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and sick leave, parental leave, professional development support. That's substantive. Schedule: Monday-Friday schedule: 11:30am - 8:00pm. So include Schedule.
We must not create sections for things like "Opportunity to expand experience..." maybe could be part of Benefits or About the role? Could be under Benefits? It's more like career development. Could be included in Benefits as a bullet? But it's not a benefit per se; maybe we can put under About the role as extra prose. Safer to keep it in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Remove that.
We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details exactly as given, but we can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not omit details, but we can reformat. Likely we should keep the sentences as is, maybe slightly trimmed but not lose meaning. We'll keep the content.
We'll produce HTML:
. The text includes many sentences; we can split by sentences or semicolons. Better to keep each line as a bullet. We'll produce list items for each distinct duty.
Let's extract:
- Perform routine analytical testing in accordance with established methods and procedures, including operation of HPLC and other laboratory instrumentation.
- Prepare samples, standards, reagents, solvents, mobile phases, calibration solutions, and required dilutions for analytical testing.
- Perform instrument calibration, system suitability checks, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting; coordinate service or preventative maintenance as needed.
- Review analytical results for accuracy and compliance with specifications; identify unusual or out-of-trend results and support investigations and corrective actions.
- Maintain complete and traceable laboratory records, including test data, instrument logs, calibration records, sample records, and electronic documentation.
- Follow sample identification, chain-of-custody, product sampling, retention, storage, chemical handling, and laboratory safety procedures.
- Assist with correlation and comparison testing between Laurelcrest internal results and approved third-party laboratories.
- Maintain an organized laboratory and ensure chemicals, standards, reference materials, samples, and consumables are properly labeled, stored, and accounted for.
- Support laboratory SOPs, work instructions, and continuous-improvement initiatives focused on data quality, turnaround time, equipment reliability, and testing efficiency.
- Partner with Quality, Production, R&D, and Operations to provide analytical information that supports manufacturing decisions and other business priorities.
- Support Production activities which may include the staging of raw materials and packaging of completed hemp commodities.
That's all.
Now Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: The "What You Bring" section includes:
- 21 years of age or older.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific field preferred; equivalent relevant laboratory experience may be considered.
- Experience in an analytical, quality-control, manufacturing, environmental, food, pharmaceutical, cannabis/hemp, or similar laboratory environment preferred.
- Hands-on HPLC experience strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of analytical chemistry fundamentals, sample preparation, dilution calculations, calibration, and quantitative analysis.
- Strong math, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot sample, method, or instrumentation issues.
- High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data integrity, documentation, and procedural consistency.
- Ability to manage multiple samples and priorities while working independently and collaboratively across teams.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills; adaptable, self-motivated, and willing to learn new techniques.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, LIMS, or other electronic laboratory recordkeeping systems preferred.
We need to split into sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements: education, experience, age. Qualifications: maybe preferred experience, HPLC, knowledge. Skills: technical skills, soft skills. But we can allocate as we see fit, as long as we preserve all info and not create filler sections.
We'll create:
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove "Join Us!" and "If you enjoy..." maybe that's part of overview? It's not a section heading; we can keep as prose maybe under Overview? But we need to preserve substantive info. The posting includes Overview paragraph, What You'll Do (responsibilities), What You Bring (requirements/qualifications/skills), Why Laurelcrest? (benefits, pay, schedule, culture). Also includes "Opportunity to expand experience..." maybe part of benefits or culture.
We need to decide sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (What You'll Do), Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe degree etc), Skills (specific skills), Benefits (benefits list), Pay (competitive pay), Schedule (Monday-Friday schedule). We must only include sections if there is real specific content. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". We have competitive pay mentioned, so Pay section can be included with that phrase. Benefits: list includes 401(k) with matching, medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and sick leave, parental leave, professional development support. That's substantive. Schedule: Monday-Friday schedule: 11:30am - 8:00pm. So include Schedule.
We must not create sections for things like "Opportunity to expand experience..." maybe could be part of Benefits or About the role? Could be under Benefits? It's more like career development. Could be included in Benefits as a bullet? But it's not a benefit per se; maybe we can put under About the role as extra prose. Safer to keep it in About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Remove that.
We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details exactly as given, but we can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not omit details, but we can reformat. Likely we should keep the sentences as is, maybe slightly trimmed but not lose meaning. We'll keep the content.
We'll produce HTML:
About the role
Overview The Laboratory Technician / Analytical Chemist supports Laurelcrest manufacturing and quality operations by performing analytical testing of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products. This role is responsible for producing accurate, timely, and traceable results; maintaining laboratory instrumentation and records, and partnering with Quality and Operations to investigate issues and strengthen internal testing capabilities.
But note "Overview" is a heading inside the paragraph; we can keep as part of prose. Might be redundant but okay. Responsibilities:Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- 21 years of age or older.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific field preferred; equivalent relevant laboratory experience may be considered.
- Experience in an analytical, quality-control, manufacturing, environmental, food, pharmaceutical, cannabis/hemp, or similar laboratory environment preferred.
Qualifications
- Hands-on HPLC experience strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of analytical chemistry fundamentals, sample preparation, dilution calculations, calibration, and quantitative analysis.
Skills
- Strong math, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to troubleshoot sample, method, or instrumentation issues.
- High attention to detail and a strong commitment to data integrity, documentation, and procedural consistency.
- Ability to manage multiple samples and priorities while working independently and collaboratively across teams.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills; adaptable, self-motivated, and willing to learn new techniques.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Word, LIMS, or other electronic laboratory recordkeeping systems preferred.
Benefits
- list each benefit.
- Competitive pay. (But we will also have Pay section; maybe we should not duplicate. The Benefits section should list benefits excluding pay. The posting says "Competitive pay. Benefits including 401(k) with matching, medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, paid holidays and sick leave, parental leave, and professional development support." So we can put Competitive pay in Pay section, and benefits list in Benefits section.
Thus Benefits section:
- 401(k) with matching
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays and sick leave
- parental leave
- professional development support
- Perform routine analytical testing in accordance with established methods and procedures, including operation of HPLC and other laboratory instrumentation.
- Prepare samples, standards, reagents, solvents, mobile phases, calibration solutions, and required dilutions for analytical testing.
- Perform instrument calibration, system suitability checks, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting; coordinate service or preventative maintenance as needed.
- Review analytical results for accuracy and compliance with specifications; identify unusual or out-of-trend results and support investigations and corrective actions.
- Maintain complete and traceable laboratory records, including test data, instrument logs, calibration records, sample records, and electronic documentation.
- Follow sample identification, chain-of-custody, product sampling, retention, storage, chemical handling, and laboratory safety procedures.
- Assist with correlation and comparison testing between
Pay
Competitive pay.
Schedule section:Schedule
Monday-Friday schedule: 11:30am - 8:00pm
We might also include a brief About the role paragraph as earlier. We must not include any boilerplate like "Join Us!" etc. Also remove "Laurelcrest is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences. Let's craft final HTML. Check for any duplicate content: We included "Competitive pay" only in Pay section. Benefits list excludes that. Good. Check if any content missed: The overview paragraph includes "Overview The Laboratory Technician / Analytical Chemist supports Laurelcrest manufacturing and quality operations..." We kept that. Also we included "Opportunity to expand experience with analytical instrumentation, method development, troubleshooting, and laboratory systems." and "A safety- and quality-focused culture committed to continuous improvement and a respectful workplace." Those are from Why Laurelcrest? after benefits. We missed them. We need to preserve them. Where to put? Could be part of About the role or maybe a separate section like "About Laurelcrest" but we only have allowed headings list. Could add to Benefits? Not appropriate. Could add to About the role as extra prose. Let's incorporate them into About the role paragraph after the overview. Thus About the role paragraph will be:The Laboratory Technician / Analytical Chemist supports Laurelcrest manufacturing and quality operations by performing analytical testing of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products. This role is responsible for producing accurate, timely, and traceable results; maintaining laboratory instrumentation and records, and partnering with Quality and Operations to investigate issues and strengthen internal testing capabilities. Opportunity to expand experience with analytical instrumentation, method development, troubleshooting, and laboratory systems. A safety- and quality-focused culture committed to continuous improvement and a respectful workplace.
We removed the word "Overview" at start; it's okay. Now check if any other content: "Join Us! If you enjoy analytical problem solving, take pride in reliable data, and want to help strengthen an internal manufacturing laboratory, we'd like to hear from you." That's a call to action; we should remove as per instruction to remove application instructions. So omit. Now ensure we didn't miss any bullet: The responsibilities list we captured all. Good. Now final HTML. We'll output:About the role
The Laboratory Technician / Analytical Chemist supports Laurelcrest manufacturing and quality operations by performing analytical testing of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products. This role is responsible for producing accurate, timely, and traceable results; maintaining laboratory instrumentation and records, and partnering with Quality and Operations to investigate issues and strengthen internal testing capabilities. Opportunity to expand experience with analytical instrumentation, method development, troubleshooting, and laboratory systems. A safety- and quality-focused culture committed to continuous improvement and a respectful workplace.