Laboratory Supervisor

Job description

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Education/Experience: - Supervise lab Chemist Specialists. Assign daily work and development of the lab staff. - Perform and supervise chemical analysis for quality monitoring and certification. Support production, development engineering, quality and reliability, and waste streams. - Develop new methods as appropriate. - Perform elemental and molecular analyses using standard instruments and methods. - This person will be comfortable working under the direction of the laboratory manager and will be conscious of safety and data quality. - BA or BS in chemistry, materials science or chemistry related field required - Master’s or PhD in chemistry is preferred - Coursework in analytical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymers, and/or solid-state chemistry preferred - At least 12 years’ experience in an analytical laboratory environment or academic equivalent experience required - Experience in an environment involving wet chemistry, inorganic chemistry, thermal analysis, and polymer analysis, preferred Required Skills/Competencies: - Ability to supervise specialist chemists - Ability t...