Laboratory Technician

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Job Description

Responsible for supporting the development of various products including raw materials, in-process goods, and finished products for the ink industry. Duties include sample and small batch preparation, physical property measurement, printer operation, and raw material replenishment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts laboratory testing on products.
• Manages inventory of all lab supplies and equipment.
• Prepares samples and scale-up batches.
• Purges retains according to retention schedule.
• Maintains an accurate, detailed, and witnessed notebook.
• Ensures cleanliness of the R&D laboratories and print areas.
• Organizes storage for consumable materials and replacement parts in the R&D lab according to the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
• Supports the product development / R&D team.
• Performs lab equipment maintenance, calibrations, and troubleshooting.

Essential Skills

• Chemistry
• Laboratory
• Quality control
• R&D
• Biology
• Troubleshooting
• Research & development
• Microbiology
• Formulation
• Wet chemistry
• Analysis
• GMP
• Diagnosis
• Titration
• Lab testing

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1+ year of industry laboratory experience
• Ability to operate lab equipment such as surface tensiometer, microscope, scales/analytical balances, viscometers, spectrophotometers, conductivity meters, energy curable light sources (UV, LED, E-beam), FTIR, refractive index, and colorimeters.

Work Environment

Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am - 4:00pm (Can be flexible and go from 8:00am - 5:00pm). The work environment encourages educational growth with tuition reimbursement of up to $5,000 when you become a permanent employee. There is significant room for growth, with opportunities to move to senior R&D Tech and chemist level positions.