Chemistry Laboratory Technician - 2nd shift

UL Solutions; Lowell (AR); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential 8%

Job summary

UL Solutions in Lowell, AR, is seeking a Chemistry Laboratory Technician for the second shift to support our laboratory operations onsite. The role focuses on setting up and running tests, reading schematics, and communicating with clients to ensure accurate evaluations.

Responsibilities include preparing equipment, following test plans, recording data, and maintaining the lab. A higher secondary education with related experience is preferred, and the company offers an 8% second‑shift

Qualifications

• Higher Secondary Education with 3+ years related experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with customers.
• Proven ability to be innovative and creative.
• Desire to work in a team‑oriented environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite is a must.
• Ability to incorporate automation into day‑to‑day testing.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate equipment and test setups for clients.
• Builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment for performance of tests.
• Read blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, measuring instruments, and operational instructions.
• Follow defined test plans and datasheets.
• Evaluate test performance and sample operation to properly evaluate test results.
• Record and explain test results and complete test report.
• Build and/or adapt setup and test equipment to new situations, based on data sheets and instructions from engineering personnel.
• May direct staff in test setups.
• Communicate with customers during setup and operation to ensure proper evaluation.
• Operate designated machines and special laboratory equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance of designated test equipment and laboratory area.
• May perform basic calibration of test equipment.
• Read and understand specific test standards and testing technology for scope of responsibility.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Creativity/innovation

Automation in testing

MS Office / Microsoft Office

Education

Higher Secondary Education + 3 years related experience preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a

Chemistry Laboratory Technician – Second Shift.

This is an onsite position requiring attendance 5 days per week at our laboratory in Lowell, AR.

Second Shift Schedule: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM

An 8% shift differential is provided for employees working the second shift.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the setup and performance of equipment and test setups for clients.
• Builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment for performance of tests.
• Examines test samples and reads blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, measuring instruments, and operational instructions.
• Follows basically defined test plans and datasheets.
• Evaluates test performance and sample operation to properly evaluate test results.
• Records and explains test results and completes test report.
• Builds and/or adapts setup and test equipment to new situations, based on data sheets and instructions from engineering department personnel.
• May direct staff in test setups.
• Examines less complex customer samples and learns to operate appropriate tests for each case with necessary supervision/support.
• Communicates with customers during setup and operation to ensure proper evaluation.
• Operates designated machines and special laboratory equipment.
• Performs routine maintenance of designated test equipment and laboratory area.
• May perform basic calibration of test equipment.
• Reads and understands specific test standards and testing technology for scope of responsibility with necessary supervision/support.
• Initiates recommendations for new equipment designs and recommends solutions to observed test problems.
• Receives instructions from and reports data to engineers and engineering management.
• May communicate with clients during test setups to discuss test methods and/or test results.
• Operates with minimal supervision within defined limits of responsibility.
• Records observed or calculated data on appropriate UL forms and prepares data sheets and test reports.
• May plan tests, evaluate test results and report opinions and interpretations, as directed. Integrates basic continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.
• Communicates with management and technical staff to provide suggestions for new equipment, processes, and forms to improve accuracy and efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Higher Secondary Education plus three years related experience preferred.
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with customers.
• Proven ability to be innovative and creative.
• Desire to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office suite is a must.
• Ability to incorporate automation into day-to-day testing.

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

About The Team

From life jackets to lawnmowers, toys to televisions, beauty and wellness, vitamins and supplements, we’re involved in almost every consumer product you can imagine. We work with some of the largest retailers in the world, performing market surveillance, auditing and inspecting the products we put in and on our bodies. We help customers ensure that not only are their products themselves safe, but their supply chains are using ethically and sustainably sourced materials. We build close relationships, providing advice and expertise to help them deliver safer products that meet the latest requirements and manufacture them fairly. Join our team and make your mark on products that shape people’s lives.