Chemical Lab Clerk

Join our company with a 160-year history, and together we’ll build a better future.

$17.75/hour
5% targeted monthly bonus.
Insurance benefits start day 1.
80 hours vacation after 90 days.
On-the-job training with career growth opportunities.

The Doe Run Company is seeking a Chemical Lab Clerk to prepare, analyze, and report all production samples. This day shift position will be located at the Quentin J Schmidt Lab in Viburnum, MO.

Education & Experience: 

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  Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.

  
  


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  No prior experience required.

  
  


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  Minimum one year of experience in a lab setting preferred.

  
  


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  Valid driver’s license 

  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

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  Computer skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.) 

  
  


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  Basic knowledge of quality control standards preferred.

  
  

Responsibilities:

• Assist with sample preparation activities such as weighing, labeling, and organizing materials for analysis.


• Prepare and maintain standards, reagents, and solutions used in testing.


• Prepare, run, and report on samples collected from various sample streams following established methods and quality standards.


• Maintain and clean laboratory equipment and tools to ensure readiness for use.


• Complete tasks in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by following EHS (environmental, health, and safety) policies, procedures, and best practices; support and assist peers in working in a safe, compliant manner; report unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and provide feedback to support continuous improvement in EHS performance.


• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment, Physical & Lifting:

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  Frequently required to wear personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a respirator, hearing protection, and eyewear, and to work near moving, mechanical parts. Moderate noise level.

  
  


• Regularly requires standing, walking, reaching with hands/arms, and repetitive movement; frequently requires grasping and pushing; occasionally requires feeling attributes of objects, driving, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and climbing. Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less; Precise hand-eye coordination; Ability to identify and distinguish colors.


• Regularly required to lift to 15 pounds; frequently required to lift up to 40 pounds; occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds; rarely required to lift up 75 pounds.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and a global provider of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates the Resource Recycling facility, one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. The company also owns six operating mines in one of the world’s largest lead mining districts, also in Missouri: Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher/West Fork, Mine 29/Viburnum and Sweetwater. The Doe Run Company, and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection, and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington, and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com. 

Doe Run is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.