Lab Technician

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Lab Technician

Location: South Bend, IN

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., a Fortune 300 company that supplies atmospheric, process, medical, specialty gases is seeking a Lab / Plant Technician to join our team located in South Bend, Indiana.

The Lab / Plant Technician will be accountable for filling, conducting tests and preparing documentation on specialty gas cylinder mixtures and pure gases. Duties also include maintenance of plant equipment such as pumps, valves, and gauges. Under general supervision, the Lab / Plant Technician conducts technical tasks in plant, field or lab and provides basic technical assistance in areas such as gas applications.

What we offer you!

• * Competitive compensation

• * Comprehensive benefit plan (medical, dental, vision and more)

• * 401(k) retirement savings plan

• * Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)

• * Employee discount programs

• * Career growth opportunities

What you will be doing (1st shift: 7:00AM - 3:00PM):

• Performs analysis of pure and mixed gases by GC, NDIR, electrochemical and other instruments to ensure that customer and regulatory requirements are met.
• Generates certificates of analysis and labels for pure products and mixtures.
• Runs mixture calculations, prepares and fills compressed gas cylinders to prescribed specifications with NIST traceability, using high-pressure pumps and compressors.
• Calibrates analytical and plant equipment to required standards and maintains records.
• Performs maintenance and troubleshooting on instruments, scales, gauges, pumps, etc.
• Assists with the evaluation of medical gases for FDA compliance before releasing for delivery to customers.
• Ensures lab areas are maintained in a neat, clean and orderly condition.
• Maintains records both via hard copies and electronically.
• Interacts effectively with other work groups.
• Coordinates product orders, maintains stock levels, purchases technical supplies.
• Utilizes or adapts standard methods of procedure.

Other duties as assigned.

What makes you great:

• High School Diploma/GED is required.
• Associates Degree preferred.
• 2+ years experience working in industrial / lab environment.
• Must have demonstrated ability to calculate product composition and tolerances from analytical data.
• May require occasional travel.
• Ability to routinely move compressed gas cylinders weighing 150 lbs. or more. Regularly required to stand and work in hot or cold environments.

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions. For more information about the company, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com..