Upstream Production Chemist II
LGC · Manchester, NH · 2 wk ago
On-siteManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About LGC Standards" description, then "Job Description". We need to reformat into semantic HTML using for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions.
We need to decide what content goes where.
The posting includes:
- About LGC Standards: description of company.
- Job Description: description of role, production department, etc.
- Key Responsibilities: list.
- Qualifications: Essential Knowledge and Qualifications, Desired Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Additional Information: What we offer (US based-employees): benefits list.
- About LGC: another description (maybe duplicate). Also values, EEO etc (boilerplate to remove).
- Also mention "Additional Information" maybe includes benefits.
We need sections: About the role (maybe combine company overview and role description). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe essential qualifications). Qualifications (maybe desired?). Skills (maybe list of skills like ERP, Microsoft Office, etc). Benefits (list). Pay and Schedule only if present: not mentioned specific pay or schedule, so omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, values, etc.
We need to preserve all substantive info: company description, role description, responsibilities list, qualifications essential and desired, benefits list.
We need to format using
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, application instructions.
We need to decide what content goes where.
The posting includes:
- About LGC Standards: description of company.
- Job Description: description of role, production department, etc.
- Key Responsibilities: list.
- Qualifications: Essential Knowledge and Qualifications, Desired Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Additional Information: What we offer (US based-employees): benefits list.
- About LGC: another description (maybe duplicate). Also values, EEO etc (boilerplate to remove).
- Also mention "Additional Information" maybe includes benefits.
We need sections: About the role (maybe combine company overview and role description). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (maybe essential qualifications). Qualifications (maybe desired?). Skills (maybe list of skills like ERP, Microsoft Office, etc). Benefits (list). Pay and Schedule only if present: not mentioned specific pay or schedule, so omit.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, values, etc.
We need to preserve all substantive info: company description, role description, responsibilities list, qualifications essential and desired, benefits list.
We need to format using headings, - for lists,
for prose.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to decide what goes under each heading.
Potential sections:
- About the role: combine company overview (About LGC Standards) and job description paragraph (The Production Department...). Could be two paragraphs.
- Responsibilities: the bullet list under "Key Responsibilities:" (multiple lines). We'll convert each line to
- .
- Requirements: maybe "Essential Knowledge and Qualifications:" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Desired Knowledge and Qualifications:" list.
- Skills: could be derived from qualifications (proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office, ERP, etc). But we already have those in essential/desired. Could combine but we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put skills under "Skills" heading: list of technical skills: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office products, internet-based applications, ERP system, balances, volumetrics, etc. However we risk duplicating content. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the info but we can reorganize. If we put skills under Skills heading, we must still keep the info elsewhere? The instruction says we should not repeat content? It doesn't explicitly forbid duplication, but we should aim to not duplicate unnecessarily. However we need to preserve all info; we can place each piece under appropriate heading, maybe some overlap is okay if it's naturally categorized. But better to avoid duplication: we can assign each piece to one heading.
Let's parse the content:
Company overview (About LGC Standards): paragraph about LGC Standards division, global manufacturer, ISO accreditations, vision.
Job Description paragraph: "The Production Department at LGC Standards in Manchester, NH produces analytical single and multi-element reference standards both in organic and aqueous matrices, as well as botanical and other standards. Our standards are used for AA/GFAA, ICP, ICP-MS, IC, XRF, RDE, UVF, wet chemistry techniques, and QC applications. We are ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and ISO 17034 accredited. The main function of this role is to produce reference standards in a clean and safe lab environment. This position will require creating or generating waste that is hazardous by regulation or that must be handled as hazardous waste regulations and company procedures require. Employees in this role may be assigned to multiple facilities, operations, or processes, some of which are sensitive to nicotine and other environmental contaminants. Individuals must comply with all site-specific contamination control, hygiene, and work practice requirements, including any SOP defined restrictions related to nicotine-containing products, tobacco, vaping products, fragrances, solvents, or other substances that could adversely affect product quality, research, manufacturing, or operational integrity."
Key Responsibilities: list of bullet points (starting with "Embody the LGC core values...").
Essential Knowledge and Qualifications: list: "6 years experience in a production laboratory. High School Diploma, GED, Related experience/training or equivalent. Proficient in Microsoft windows. Proficient in Microsoft office products. Proficient in internet-based application programs. Two-year degree in science or other technical field."
Desired Knowledge and Qualifications: list: "BS in Chemistry with 2 years laboratory experience. Experience working in a laboratory setting, including ability to create and follow standard operating procedures. Advanced experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word and the currently used ERP system. Experience with Analytical Chemistry and Metal Standards a plus."
Additional Information: What we offer (US based-employees): list of benefits.
Also there is "ABOUT LGC:" paragraph about LGC being a leading global life science tools company, etc. That's more company info, maybe duplicate of earlier but we can include under About the role or maybe separate? But we already have About LGC Standards. The "ABOUT LGC:" is about the parent group, could be considered company overview as well. We could merge.
We must remove EEO, values, etc.
Thus sections:
- About the role: combine company overview paragraphs (About LGC Standards, Job Description, ABOUT LGC). Could be two paragraphs.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: Essential Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Qualifications: Desired Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills from both essential and desired: proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, internet-based applications, ERP system, ability to create/follow SOPs, analytical chemistry, metal standards, etc. But that would duplicate content. Perhaps we can omit Skills section and instead put those under Requirements/Qualifications. The instruction says we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. That's five sections. That seems good.
We need to include Benefits section: list of benefits from "What we offer".
We must not include Pay or Schedule as they are not specified.
Thus output:
About the role
...combined paragraphs...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
Requirements
- ... essential qualifications ...
Qualifications
- ... desired qualifications ...
Benefits
- ... benefits ...
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract each piece.
Company overview paragraphs:
Paragraph 1 (About LGC Standards):
"LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs in more than 120 countries worldwide. We use our expertise to produce to the highest standards, including ranges produced under ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited to ISO 17034. Our wide range of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes is complemented by our experience in outsourcing and customs, enabling us to adapt quickly to provide tailored solutions that meet our customers’ analytical needs. We innovate and apply science in order to ensure the safety and integrity of products and services, in line with our vision of science for a safer world."
Paragraph 2 (Job Description):
"The Production Department at LGC Standards in Manchester, NH produces analytical single and multi-element reference standards both in organic and aqueous matrices, as well as botanical and other standards. Our standards are used for AA/GFAA, ICP, ICP-MS, IC, XRF, RDE, UVF, wet chemistry techniques, and QC applications. We are ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and ISO 17034 accredited. The main function of this role is to produce reference standards in a clean and safe lab environment. This position will require creating or generating waste that is hazardous by regulation or that must be handled as hazardous waste regulations and company procedures require. Employees in this role may be assigned to multiple facilities, operations, or processes, some of which are sensitive to nicotine and other environmental contaminants. Individuals must comply with all site-specific contamination control, hygiene, and work practice requirements, including any SOP defined restrictions related to nicotine-containing products, tobacco, vaping products, fragrances, solvents, or other substances that could adversely affect product quality, research, manufacturing, or operational integrity."
Paragraph 3 (ABOUT LGC):
"LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range."
We could combine these into About the role section, maybe separate paragraphs.
Now Responsibilities list:
From "Key Responsibilities:" each line:
- Embody the LGC core values on a day-to-day basis and work within a team to be collaborative, efficient, and values based.
- Prepare stock and custom bulks per Quality System Procedures.
- Use ERP system to maintain lab stock and an accurate warehouse inventory.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Set-up, operate, and maintain a variety of laboratory equipment (reactors, high shear mixers, balances, etc.).
- Follows, as well as possesses, strong written and verbal instructions. (This sentence is awkward; maybe combine: "Follows, as well as possesses, strong written and verbal instructions." We'll keep as is.)
- Verify Calibration of balances, volumetrics, and other laboratory equipment.
- Demonstrates consistent, reliable performance.
- Works effectively as part of a team as well as independently with minimal supervision.
- Exhibits organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Keep workspace clean to minimize hazards and contamination.
- Demonstrates math and computer skills.
- The ability to meet production goals.
- Learn quickly and is easily trainable.
- Maintains the ability to problem solve and apply retained knowledge.
- Ability to learn chemical nomenclature, properties, and proper handling of chemicals.
- Adhere to company Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) policy.
- Perform other duties as required, or assigned by management, to meet business needs.
- Assist in problem solving issues with products as they arise.
We need to ensure each is a separate - . Some lines may be fragments; we keep as is.
Now Requirements (Essential Knowledge and Qualifications):
List:
- 6 years experience in a production laboratory.
- High School Diploma, GED, Related experience/training or equivalent.
- Proficient in Microsoft windows.
- Proficient in Microsoft office products.
- Proficient in internet-based application programs.
- Two-year degree in science or other technical field.
We could combine some but keep each as separate
- .
Now Qualifications (Desired Knowledge and Qualifications):
List:
- BS in Chemistry with 2 years laboratory experience.
- Experience working in a laboratory setting, including ability to create and follow standard operating procedures.
- Advanced experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word and the currently used ERP system.
- Experience with Analytical Chemistry and Metal Standards a plus.
Now Benefits list from "What we offer (US based-employees):":
- Competitive compensation with strong bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
- FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care
- Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
- for lists,
for prose. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to decide what goes under each heading. Potential sections: - About the role: combine company overview (About LGC Standards) and job description paragraph (The Production Department...). Could be two paragraphs. - Responsibilities: the bullet list under "Key Responsibilities:" (multiple lines). We'll convert each line to
- .
- Requirements: maybe "Essential Knowledge and Qualifications:" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Desired Knowledge and Qualifications:" list.
- Skills: could be derived from qualifications (proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office, ERP, etc). But we already have those in essential/desired. Could combine but we need to avoid duplication. Perhaps we put skills under "Skills" heading: list of technical skills: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office products, internet-based applications, ERP system, balances, volumetrics, etc. However we risk duplicating content. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the info but we can reorganize. If we put skills under Skills heading, we must still keep the info elsewhere? The instruction says we should not repeat content? It doesn't explicitly forbid duplication, but we should aim to not duplicate unnecessarily. However we need to preserve all info; we can place each piece under appropriate heading, maybe some overlap is okay if it's naturally categorized. But better to avoid duplication: we can assign each piece to one heading.
Let's parse the content:
Company overview (About LGC Standards): paragraph about LGC Standards division, global manufacturer, ISO accreditations, vision.
Job Description paragraph: "The Production Department at LGC Standards in Manchester, NH produces analytical single and multi-element reference standards both in organic and aqueous matrices, as well as botanical and other standards. Our standards are used for AA/GFAA, ICP, ICP-MS, IC, XRF, RDE, UVF, wet chemistry techniques, and QC applications. We are ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and ISO 17034 accredited. The main function of this role is to produce reference standards in a clean and safe lab environment. This position will require creating or generating waste that is hazardous by regulation or that must be handled as hazardous waste regulations and company procedures require. Employees in this role may be assigned to multiple facilities, operations, or processes, some of which are sensitive to nicotine and other environmental contaminants. Individuals must comply with all site-specific contamination control, hygiene, and work practice requirements, including any SOP defined restrictions related to nicotine-containing products, tobacco, vaping products, fragrances, solvents, or other substances that could adversely affect product quality, research, manufacturing, or operational integrity."
Key Responsibilities: list of bullet points (starting with "Embody the LGC core values...").
Essential Knowledge and Qualifications: list: "6 years experience in a production laboratory. High School Diploma, GED, Related experience/training or equivalent. Proficient in Microsoft windows. Proficient in Microsoft office products. Proficient in internet-based application programs. Two-year degree in science or other technical field."
Desired Knowledge and Qualifications: list: "BS in Chemistry with 2 years laboratory experience. Experience working in a laboratory setting, including ability to create and follow standard operating procedures. Advanced experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word and the currently used ERP system. Experience with Analytical Chemistry and Metal Standards a plus."
Additional Information: What we offer (US based-employees): list of benefits.
Also there is "ABOUT LGC:" paragraph about LGC being a leading global life science tools company, etc. That's more company info, maybe duplicate of earlier but we can include under About the role or maybe separate? But we already have About LGC Standards. The "ABOUT LGC:" is about the parent group, could be considered company overview as well. We could merge.
We must remove EEO, values, etc.
Thus sections:
- About the role: combine company overview paragraphs (About LGC Standards, Job Description, ABOUT LGC). Could be two paragraphs.
- Responsibilities: list.
- Requirements: Essential Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Qualifications: Desired Knowledge and Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills from both essential and desired: proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, internet-based applications, ERP system, ability to create/follow SOPs, analytical chemistry, metal standards, etc. But that would duplicate content. Perhaps we can omit Skills section and instead put those under Requirements/Qualifications. The instruction says we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. That's five sections. That seems good.
We need to include Benefits section: list of benefits from "What we offer".
We must not include Pay or Schedule as they are not specified.
Thus output:
About the role
...combined paragraphs...
Responsibilities
- ... each bullet ...
Requirements
- ... essential qualifications ...
Qualifications
- ... desired qualifications ...
Benefits
- ... benefits ...
- . Some lines may be fragments; we keep as is. Now Requirements (Essential Knowledge and Qualifications): List: - 6 years experience in a production laboratory. - High School Diploma, GED, Related experience/training or equivalent. - Proficient in Microsoft windows. - Proficient in Microsoft office products. - Proficient in internet-based application programs. - Two-year degree in science or other technical field. We could combine some but keep each as separate
- . Now Qualifications (Desired Knowledge and Qualifications): List: - BS in Chemistry with 2 years laboratory experience. - Experience working in a laboratory setting, including ability to create and follow standard operating procedures. - Advanced experience utilizing Microsoft Office products such as Excel and Word and the currently used ERP system. - Experience with Analytical Chemistry and Metal Standards a plus. Now Benefits list from "What we offer (US based-employees):": - Competitive compensation with strong bonus program - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents - FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care - Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance