(Senior) Laboratory Technician in Process Development

(Senior) Laboratory Technician in Process Development

Arxada is a globally active specialty chemicals company, committed to solving the world's toughest challenges in preservation through better science. With a proud history of innovation, spanning more than a century, we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and preserve human health and well-being and extend the life of vital infrastructure.

Sustainability is one of our top priorities. We make significant strategic investments that not only reduce our own environmental footprint but also help our customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change by developing cleaner and more environmentally friendly solutions.

To strengthen our Process Technology team at our site in Visp VS, Switzerland, we are looking for an experienced Laboratory Technician. In this role, you are responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating experiments in chemical process development in the laboratory and/or pilot scale. Furthermore, you are responsible for operating and further developing various specialized laboratories in the fields of thermal separation technology, solid operations, or corrosion, and you provide colleagues with your experimental expertise as an advisor. Together with coordinators, you represent process development in interdisciplinary project teams during the development, optimization, and troubleshooting of production processes.

Your Responsibilities

• Planning, conducting, evaluating, and discussing experiments in the field of chemical process development (distillation, solid operations, extraction, syntheses, corrosion, etc.)
• Further development of the process development laboratories, independent setup of laboratory apparatus as well as operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment
• Technical laboratory responsibility and contact person for the practical implementation of laboratory experiments, optionally also for pilot experiments
• Training and education of apprentices & interns
• Participation in projects involving laboratory technical issues and support of research and development groups as well as production operations

Your Profile

• Successfully completed vocational training as a chemical laboratory technician EFZ or a comparable qualification
• Teamwork skills, enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration, flexibility, and a sense for safe, precise, efficient, and solution-oriented work in a chemical laboratory
• Good German skills in spoken and written form, basic knowledge of English is a plus
• High safety, quality, and environmental awareness
• Routine in handling PC and common MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Interest in laboratory automation is desirable
• Practical experience in process development is an advantage

Arxada offers world-class expertise in two different areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on the threat to humans and the environment from microorganisms in five different business areas: professional hygiene, home & personal care, wood preservation, paints & coatings, and material protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) provides materials for the production of composites for the electronics, aerospace, and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional supplements, chemicals, intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.