Specialist, Lab (Beaumont, TX)

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals; crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals; petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory analysis (gas chromatographs, Anton Parr D86, Grabner Instruments, Anton Parr PMA Flash machine, Pensky Matins Opti flash, Hunter Lab vista color machine, Anton Parr DMA 35 gravitometers, and XO Sindie R3 sulfur machines) for custody quality measurement and product quality control.
• Provide technical support for lab equipment in the regional area.
• Manage and report quality data to internal/external customers throughout the region.

Requirements

• Technical coursework beyond high school.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry is preferred.
• 5 years of laboratory industry experience can commensurate with Bachelor’s degree.
• Willing to cover overtime shifts.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Skills

• Experience developing Chromatography specialized test methods and statistical data methods of quality control is preferred.
• Experience with Natural Gas liquids, Liquified Petroleum Gas, and Refined products is preferred.
• Chemical Hygiene Plan execution experience is preferred.
• Chromatography basics (both operation and maintenance).
• Analytical software packages and LIMS.
• Wet Chemistry techniques.
• Interpretation of standard testing procedures (GPA, ASTM, and UOP).
• Procedure review and writing.
• SQC experience in a laboratory environment, interpreting and creating control charts.
• Strong commitment to personal and job safety.
• Good verbal/written communication skills, decision-making skills, and a strong work ethic.
• Able to work well with others and receive constructive criticism and direction while on shift.
• Basic computer skills and proficiency in MS Office applications including Excel and Word.
• Accountable and self-driven to learn and continuously develop and improve skills through formalized and on-the-job training.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.