Senior Lab Technician

Arxada is a globally leading company for innovative solutions to protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, comprehensive regulatory expertise, as well as our competence in production and process development support our customers in efficiently protecting nutrition, health, and infrastructure – through chemistry and biotechnology that promote sustainability.

We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for various end markets, including Health & Nutrition, Household and Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Coatings & Paints, as well as Wood Protection.

With customers in over 100 countries, the company achieved sales of 2 billion CHF in 2024. Arxada's headquarters are located in Basel (Switzerland). Worldwide, the company employs 3,200 people at 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to the success of our customers.

To strengthen our Process Technology team at our location in Visp VS, Switzerland, we are looking for an experienced Lab Technician.
 

This is a talent pool position.

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 areas of thermal separation technology, solid operations, or corrosion, and you advise colleagues with your experimental expertise. Together with coordinators, you represent process development in interdisciplinary project teams during the development, optimization, and troubleshooting of production processes.

Main tasks and 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

Qualifications and experience:

• 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 PCs and common MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)

• Interest in laboratory automation is desirable

• Practical experience in process development is an advantage

Arxada offers first-class solutions in two clearly defined areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats from microorganisms to humans and the environment. This area includes five independent business units: Professional Hygiene, Household and Personal Care, Wood Protection, Coatings & Paints, and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE) provides materials for the production of composites in electronics, aerospace, and other industries. Furthermore, the portfolio includes vitamins and nutrient components, high-performance chemical intermediates, as well as raw materials for a variety of demanding applications.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered equally regardless of skin color, religion, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.