Laboratory Assistant - Toys

UL, LLC; Lowell (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions in Lowell, AR, is seeking a Laboratory Assistant to join the Toy testing team, conducting safety, performance and quality assurance testing. You will contribute to creating safer products and gain hands-on experience with test plans and data interpretation.

You will operate basic lab equipment, document results and assist engineers in evaluating test data in a production‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team‑oriented environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and Excel.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a production‑focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Builds and/or adapts basic setup and test equipment for performance of tests.
• Performs tests using general laboratory equipment.
• Records and explains test results.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and operational instructions.
• Communicates with customers during setup and operation to ensure proper evaluation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Production environment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

Job description

Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means having the power to grow our skills and deepen our knowledge every single day. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we give our teams the tools to help build a better future — one where everyone benefits.

Our Retail Center of Excellence, in Lowell, AR, is looking for a Laboratory Assistant, to join the Toy testing team in conducting safety, performance and quality assurance testing. Be directly impactful in creating a safer world for everyone.

• Builds and/or adapts basic setup and test equipment for performance of tests.




• Performs tests using general laboratory equipment.




• Performs routine care of designated test equipment and work area.




• Operates computer terminal to extract/input readily available information and to use available software.




• As directed follows defined test plans and datasheets.




• Evaluates test performance and sample operation to properly evaluate test results.




• Records and explains test results.




• Reads and interprets results of tests.




• Prepares charts, graphs and reports to explain test results.




• Examines test samples, reads measuring instruments and reviews test data with supervisor.




• Reads and interprets blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and operational instructions.




• As instructed examines customer samples and learns to operate basic tests for each case.




• Communicates with customers during setup and operation to ensure proper evaluation.




• Operates designated laboratory equipment and tools as directed.




• Receives instructions from and reports data to engineers and other laboratory technician staff.




• Records observed or calculated data on appropriate data sheets.




• Develops working knowledge of the job, methods, instrumentation and systems.




• Integrates continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the job.




• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.




• Performs other duties as directed.

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Education

• High school diploma or equivalent (Higher Secondary Education).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.




• Ability to work effectively in a team‑oriented environment.




• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and Excel.




• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively in a production-focused environment.

Work Environment & Responsibilities

• Ability and willingness to work overtime when business needs arise.

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.

UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that:

Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.