Lab Technician (Entry)

TekWissen LLC; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a Lab Technician (Entry) for a 12-month, onsite assignment in Creve Coeur, MO. Responsibilities include driving process improvements, supporting engineers, and testing systems in lab, production, and field environments.

The ideal candidate has an Associate Degree or B.Sc. in Engineering/Science with 1–3 years of lab experience, and proficiency in Excel/Word/PowerPoint. Travel up to 15% may be required; position is on-site full-time.

Qualifications

• 1-3 yrs. experience in a lab setting
• Experience in laboratory environments, preparing samples, collecting and managing data
• Strong mathematical, verbal, and written communication skills
• Experience using standard office productivity software; Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Challenge existing methods and drive improvements for higher throughput and quality
• Support engineering and science teams researching and constructing solutions
• Support development, construction, deployment, and testing of mechanical and electrical systems
• Support startup and functional testing of working prototypes to validate performance
• Collaborate with Safety departments to comply with safety standards

Skills

1-3 yrs experience

Lab environment experience

Data collection and management

Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Education

Associate Degree or B.Sc. in Engineering/Science

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This client is a German multinational Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, headquartered in Leverkusen, and areas of business include pharmaceuticals; consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.

Job Title: Lab Technician (Entry)

Location: Creve Coeur, MO, 63141

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Challenge existing methods and drive improvements for higher throughput, higher quality, and improved integration with existing production methods
• Support engineering and science teams researching and constructing innovative solutions
• Support the development, construction, deployment, and testing of mechanical and electrical systems for domestic and international laboratory, production, and agricultural environments
• Support the startup and functional testing of working prototypes to validate system performance compared to requirements.
• Collaborate with Safety departments to comply with company and industry safety and design standards

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Associate Degree or B.Sc.in Engineering/Science
• 1-3 yrs. experience
• Basic knowledge constructing and testing electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience in laboratory environments, preparing samples, collecting and managing data
• Strong mathematical, verbal, and written communication skills
• Working effectively with more than one supervisor
• Experience using standard office productivity software; Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Willing to work on-site full time
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of time

Experience in the following areas is a plus:

• Experience using a broad range of fabrication and assembly tools/equipment; hand, power, soldering, cutting, welding, grinding, and drilling
• Experience using electrical test equipment; digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc.
• PCB component level soldering and troubleshooting
• Programming and using single-board microcontrollers/computers
• Programming with higher-level languages
• Operating milling and drilling machines, and lathes

PPE Requirements:

• Safety glasses, no open-toed shoes, lab coat, gloves

Working Conditions:

• Laboratory, production, and agricultural environments, and on-site full-time work.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.