R&D Laboratory Technician

Kelly is hiring a R&D Laboratory Technician for a 12-month contract role at Auburn Hills MI 48326 with our prestigious client.

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

Primary Location: Auburn Hills MI 48326

12-month contract – Onsite role

Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm

Pay rate: $28/hr.

Responsibilities:

• Co-develop new products according to customer needs, specifications and business strategy
• Responsible for making adhesives batches, conducting lab tests on paste and cured adhesives, organizing and preparing substrates, data collection and documentation
• Work in teams for successful scale-up of products, according to existing procedure and process capabilities
• Collaborate with others to learn best lab practices, become competent to complete lab responsibilities and work independently, safely and efficiently
• Preparing intermediates and adhesive batches
• Daily lifting and moving of pails up to 50 lbs.
• Weighing raw materials and charging them into mixers
• Scraping mixer bowls, removing adhesives and cleaning out mixers
• Transfer and packaging samples into containers, condition environments
• Inventory, order, organize and distribute materials regularly.
• Keep lab benches clean, dispose materials and replenish supplies from storage area.
• Equipment responsibility: daily calibration or verification and recording

Qualifications:

• Previous working laboratory experience in an industrial or R&D environment is required
• High school diploma/GED is required, an associate or bachelor’s degree in the STEM field is preferred
• Knowledge or working experience with polymers is preferred, but not required
• Proficient with the use of computers and with Microsoft Products – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Microsoft Teams Meetings
• Comfortable entering data and doing analysis in Excel or other software, with the ability to identify when data is abnormal
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds

If you feel this role interests you, feel free to apply or refer someone who would be a good fit.

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