3rd Shift Laboratory Technician

Kelly; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Telemedicine

Term life insurance

Whole life insurance

Accident insurance

Critical illness coverage

Legal plan

Short-term disability

Retirement savings plan

Service bonus

Holiday pay

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical is hiring a 3rd Shift Laboratory Technician for a growing company located in Waterbury, CT. The position is contract to hire with a schedule of Monday to Friday, 11:00 pm — 7:00 am, training on the first shift.

You’ll help develop samples and colors to meet company and customer needs, track lab performance, keep materials stocked, and support the lab as needed. Pay ranges from $23–$26 per hour based on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Associate’s Degree or related certification accepted
• 1 year of experience in the chemical industry preferred
• Good communication skills (speaking and writing)
• Strong color recognition skills
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), SAP, and similar programs

Responsibilities

• Prepare and blend chemicals according to established recipes, ensuring accurate additions from bulk tanks.
• Perform lab testing of chemical components and final products; record and maintain lab results.
• Monitor and manage lab and chemical inventories to ensure continuous production support.
• Maintain and calibrate lab and process equipment; keep lab and warehouse clean and organized.
• Oversee waste treatment system operations, including chemical additions, sampling, probe calibration, documentation, and related projects.
• Receive and organize chemical shipments; manage warehouse logistics and disposal of empty containers.
• Collect process data, monitor KPIs, and alert management of significant changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Good communication

Color recognition

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Associate’s Degree or related certification accepted

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

SAP

Job description

Description
Kelly Science & Clinical is hiring a 3rd Shift Laboratory Technician for a growing company located in Waterbury, CT.

Job Type: Contract to Hire

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 11:00 pm — 7:00 am (will train on first shift)

Pay: $23–$26 per hour (based on experience)

About the Role:
You’ll help develop samples and colors to meet company and customer needs. You’ll track and report on how the anodizing department is performing, keep materials stocked, and support the lab as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare and blend chemicals according to established recipes, ensuring accurate additions from bulk tanks.
• Perform lab testing of chemical components and final products; record and maintain lab results.
• Monitor and manage lab and chemical inventories to ensure continuous production support.
• Maintain and calibrate lab and process equipment; keep lab and warehouse clean and organized.
• Oversee waste treatment system operations, including chemical additions, sampling, probe calibration, documentation, and related projects.
• Receive and organize chemical shipments; manage warehouse logistics and disposal of empty containers.
• Collect process data, monitor KPIs, and alert management of significant changes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Associate’s Degree or related certification accepted
• 1 years of experience in the chemical industry preferred
• Good communication skills (speaking and writing)
• Strong color recognition skills
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), SAP, and similar programs

• Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Why Kelly Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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